After the embarrassment in the World Cup playoffs, the Italian national team celebrated a respectable success. The European champion prevailed in Konya against host Turkey 3:2 (2:1).
After Cengiz Under (4th) fell behind early on, Bryan Cristante (35th) and Giacomo Raspadori (39th) turned the game around in favor of the guests before the break. After the change, Raspadori (69th) increased with his second goal, Serdar Dursun (83rd) shortened.
Italy failed on the way to the World Cup in Qatar (November 21 to December 18) at North Macedonia (0:1). The Turks coached by Stefan Kuntz lost in Portugal (1:3).