The first half of Italy-Denmark Under-21, a friendly underway in Cittadella, ended 1-1. And the goal for the Azzurrini was scored by the only player called up for Cagliari , Matteo Prati. With the captain's armband on his arm, the rossoblù midfielder performed a real feat: a volley with his right foot from about 20 meters, which bent the hands of the opposing goalkeeper.
Prati's goal came in the 37th minute, with Italy trailing for just over a quarter of an hour (Oliver Sørensen took the lead in the 21st minute). On a cross from the left, the Danish defense headed the ball away, which landed in the area where the midfielder had positioned himself. His coordination on the fly was perfect: the opposing goalkeeper, former Milan and Cremonese player Andreas Jungdal, could only touch the shot without preventing it from ending up in the net .
For Prati it is the first goal with the Italy Under-21 team, with which he debuted on September 8, 2023 in a match against Latvia . Today is his eleventh appearance, on Friday he was on the bench in the other friendly lost 1-2 in Venice with the Netherlands. With Cagliari, this season, Prati had scored in the Coppa Italia match with Carrarese in August, while on Sunday he played as a starter (with Roma) for the first time in 2025.
