New friendly date: the Azzurri to take on Romania in Bologna on 17th November

Nazionale now have a second friendly in November. After taking on Belgium on Friday the 13th away in Brussells, Antonio Conte's men will play Romania on Tuesday the 17th in Bologna. The match against the fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers will kick off at 20:45 at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Italy's record in Bologna reads 15 wins, 3 defeats and one draw from 19 matches with 56 goals scored and 17 conceded.  The last time the venue hosted a game, on the 31st May 2013, the Azzurri beat San Marino 4-0 as part of their warm-up for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. In past meetings with the talented Eastern Europeans, Italy have won 10, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats; scoring 26 and conceding 12 in the process. The two nations' last encounter ended in a 1-1 draw in Klagenfurt's “Hypo-Arena” in Austria on the 17th November 2010. ]]>