Croatia U19 0–1 Italy U19

Italy U19 did just enough on the road, edging Croatia U19 1-0 in a tight Friendlies fixture that never turned into the goal rush some might have expected. One moment of quality was all that separated these youth sides, and Croatia U19 could find no way back despite plenty of territory in front of their own fans. The scoreline sits in sharp contrast to the form at the top of the Friendlies scoring charts, where Lautaro Martínez leads the way with five goals this season, a reminder of how different youth-level friendlies can look from the senior stage. For Italy U19, it's a result built on discipline rather than fireworks, a single breakthrough defended for the remaining minutes. Croatia U19 will have to regroup and find more precision in the final third next time out. Whichever side you're following, that solitary strike decided everything here, and it's worth watching back to see exactly how Italy U19 broke the deadlock against a stubborn Croatia U19 defense.