Ambitious Italy face talented Turkey in curtain raiser


Admiring the view: People riding bicycles at a fan zone at Piazza del Popolo in Rome. — Reuters

ROME: Five years on from their last major tournament appearance, Italy take centre stage once more when they welcome Group A rivals Turkey to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico for the opening game of Euro 2020 today.

The Azzurri’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup was a national sporting tragedy for the four-time world champions.

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