The eyes of soccer fans around the world will be on the World Cup opener at 00:00 on Monday (21st), when Qatar will battle Ecuador, but that's not the only focus. Two teams that failed to qualify for the final round - Austria and Italy - will also play a friendly to warm up. (Cable channels 601 and 661 will broadcast live at 3:45 a.m. Monday.)
It is a pity for the fans that Italy, which has won the World Cup four times, is absent from the tournament this time. However, Italy's head coach Vincenzo took advantage of the international break to recruit a number of new talents, aiming to inject fresh blood into the team. Among them, 16-year-old striker Porfiriati is undoubtedly the center of attention.
Vincenzo's selection of Perfetti came as a surprise to everyone, as the youngster, who had only made one appearance for Udinese and had only represented the Italian U16 and U17 national teams before that, now surprised everyone by making the leap to the national team.
Vincenzo appreciates the talent of Perfetti. In the recent warm-up match with Albania, he sent Perfetti to the field, and the 16 years and 247 days old teenager became the youngest player to make his national team debut in Italy in the past 100 years. In the next match between Austria and Italy, Perfetti is expected to show his talent again.
broadcast schedule
Monday 0am: World Cup Qatar vs Ecuador
Monday 3:45am: Warm-up match Austria vs Italy
