Lorenzo Pellegrini and Nicolo Barella Hand Italy 2-0 Win Over Ecuador in International Friendly – News18

An early goal from Lorenzo Pellegrini and a late strike from Nicolo Barella gave a revamped Italy side a 2-0 win over Ecuador in a friendly at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on Sunday.

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti made 11 changes to the lineup from Thursday’s 2-1 win over Venezuela, handing more players a chance to prove themselves before Euro 2024 in Germany.

Pellegrini put Italy ahead after three minutes by smashing home after the ball rebounded off the wall from a free-kick.

Deep into stoppage time, Italy counter-attacked and Barella lobbed goalkeeper Javier Burrai to seal the win.

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European champions Italy have been drawn with Spain, Albania and Croatia in Group B at the Euros, which start in June.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)