Italy's Mario Balotelli (L) and Luxembourg's Tom Schnell fight for the ball during their international friendly match at Renato Curi stadium in Perugia June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito
ROME, (Reuters) - Former Italy coach Marcello Lippi believes the country should pay no attention to the embarrassing 1-1 draw with Luxembourg, saying that friendly matches "don't count".
Luxembourg defender Maxime Chanot equalised with a header five minutes from the end of Wednesday's friendly in Perugia, cancelling out Claudio Marchisio's ninth-minute opener and leaving the home side without a win in seven matches.
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