Venezuela-Italy today online: minute by minute of the friendly

VENEZUELA – ITALY LIVE

Friendly Venezuela – Italy: They play for the first time this Thursday, March 21, 2024 in a preparation match for a FIFA date at Chase Stadium in Florida (DRV PNK Stadium), home of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami. Follow the game minute by minute.

HOW VENEZUELA ARRIVES

On the other hand, Venezuela will appear for the second time in front of its fans in the Miami (Florida) area after the 1-0 defeat against Colombia last December, in a duel also played at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.

The vinotinto team has another test scheduled on Sunday against Guatemala in Houston (Texas) as part of its preparation for the Copa América, in which it will play in key B with Mexico, Ecuador and Jamaica.

The coach, the Argentine Fernando Batista, has players such as forward Jhonder Cádiz (Famalicao, Portugal) back for these duels and is also expected to give opportunities to young people who stood out in the last South American pre-Olympic, such as the attacker Jovanny Bolívar or the defense Carlos Vivas.

In the casualties section, ‘Bocha’ Batista will not have important pieces such as midfielder Yangel Herrera (Girona, Spain) and winger Yeferson Soteldo (Gremio, Brazil).

In addition to the Copa América, Venezuelan football has many hopes for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which will resume in September.

The Caribbean country dreams of qualifying for its first World Cup after having a good start with nine points in six games, which keeps it in fourth place in the standings.

HOW ITALY ARRIVES

Italy is preparing to defend its title at the European Championship in Germany (June 14 – July 14). His test against Venezuela, which will compete in the Copa América in the United States (June 20 – July 14), will be the second of a tour that will also include him with Ecuador on Sunday in Harrison (New Jersey).

The Azzurri squad returns to play on American soil 30 years after their defeat in the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil on penalties.

The last time Italy competed in the North American giant was in June 2005 precisely against Ecuador, in a friendly also played in New Jersey that ended with a 1-1 draw.

Before these tests, the concentration of the European team was shaken with the departure on Monday of Francesco Acerbi.

The Inter Milan defender returned to his country and will be investigated by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for alleged racist insults towards the Brazilian Napoli player Juan Jesus during the league match last Sunday.

The defender risks a ban of up to ten games, which would prevent him from playing the remainder of the season and jeopardize his participation in the Euro Cup, in which Italy will defend the title won in 2021.

According to a statement from the FIGC, Acerbi told his Azzurra teammates and coach Luciano Spalletti that his comment “was not intended to be defamatory, denigrating or racist.”

Roma defender Gianluca Mancini will take his place on the American tour of Italy, which will kick off the European Championship facing Albania, Spain and Croatia in Group B.

VENEZUELA VS ITALY: ALIENATIONS

Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma – Matteo Darmian, Alessandro Bastoni, Giorgio Scalvini, Federico Dimarco – Jorginho, Nicolo Barella, Giacomo Bonaventura – Mateo Retegui, Federico Chiesa and Giacomo Raspadori. Coach: Luciano Spalleti. (To be confirmed)

Venezuela: Rafael Romo – Alexander González, Wilker Ángel, Christian Makoun, Miguel Navarro – Tomás Rincón, Cristian Casseres Jr., José Andrés Martínez – Jefferson Savarino, Darwin Machís and Salomón Rondón. DT: Fernando Batista. (To be confirmed)