Luxembourg vs Italy prediction 03.06.2026 | International Friendly

Luxembourg comes into Wednesday’s international friendly after a pair of Nations League victories against Malta in March. After picking up a 2:0 away victory, Jeff Strasser’s men eased to a 3:0 win in the second contest four days later.

The home side had endured a disappointing World Cup qualification campaign, failing to pick up any points in a tough section featuring Germany, Slovakia and Northern Ireland. 

Capable of raising their game, Luxembourg have picked up positive friendly results against Sweden (1:0) Ireland (0:0), and Northern Ireland (2:2) in the past two years and they will be confident of surprising a much-weakned Italian side this week.

Head coach Strasser has an experienced squad available for Wednesday’s international friendly. St. Pauli forward Danel Sinani is poised to win his 81st cap.

Italy face their first fixture since their painful failure to qualify for the World Cup for a third successive tournament. After a nervy playoff win against Northern Ireland, the Italians suffered a cruel penalty shootout defeat against Bosnia, ending their hopes of returning to the finals for the first time since 2010.

Following that disastrous March exit, head coach Gennaro Gattuso left his role, with Silvio Baldini taking charge of Wednesday’s fixture on an interim basis.

Italy had picked up form before their nightmare exit in Bosnia, winning seven of their previous nine internationals.

Caretaker boss Baldini has named 20 uncapped players in an inexperienced squad, with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Pio Esposito, Niccolò Pisilli and Marco Palestra the only players included with previous senior international experience.