Luxembourg vs Italy Predictions

• Luxembourg are 86 places below the two-time European champions in the world rankings
• The hosts lost all six World Cup qualifiers against Germany, Slovakia and Northern Ireland
• Four of those qualifying defeats produced fewer than three goals
• 19 of Italy’s 24-man squad were called up to the senior side for the first time

New-look Italy to eventually see off Luxembourg

Caretaker boss Silvio Baldini named an experimental side for Italy’s two June friendlies, with 20 of the 24 players yet to be capped at senior level and 19 called up to the senior side for the first time.

With an average age of 20 years and six months, this is a strong reaction from the temporary head coach after Gli Azzurri failed to reach the 2026 World Cup and it will be interesting to see whether the young talents can take this opportunity to impress.

It could end up being a disjointed performance from Italy when they head to Stade de Luxembourg to face Luxembourg, who are 86 places below the two-time European champions in the world rankings.

The Red Lions are on a two-game winning streak heading into this contest, beating Malta twice, but they struggle when coming up against the bigger nations and they lost all six World Cup qualifiers against Germany, Slovakia and Northern Ireland.

However, four of those qualifying defeats produced less than three goals and Luxembourg can keep the scoreline respectable against this youthful Italy side.

The pick of the Italy forwards for this fixture is Pio Esposito, who scored 10 goals for Inter Milan this season and has netted three times in seven caps for his country.