Italy restarts in Rome. The Stadio Olimpico will host the national team's first Nations League match, marking the debut of the new coach (to be announced after June 22, the date of the FIGC president's election). The opponent will be Belgium, on Friday, September 25, at 8:45 PM.
Having overcome their third consecutive World Cup failure, Italy will be involved in the new long international break in September-October, when Serie A and all major leagues will be suspended for two weekends instead of one. The other home match, on Matchday 4, will be against Turkey at the Dall'Ara Stadium in Bologna on Monday, October 5th . In between, the away games in Turkey (Monday, September 28th) and France (Friday, October 2nd in Saint-Denis), both kicking off at 8:45 PM.
Nations League League A Group 1 will conclude in November with Italy vs. France on the 12th and Belgium vs. Italy on the 15th . The top two teams qualify for the quarter-finals, the fourth-placed team is relegated to League B, and the third-placed team will play a play-off to stay in League A against one of the League B runners-up. The quarter-finals and play-offs will take place in March 2027, with the final stage in June next year.
