Italy v USA, 12 February 2002
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Competition | U21 |
| Venue | Stadio Giovanni Celeste, Messina |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
2
Italy
Goals:
| Massimo Maccarone | 28 |
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| Emiliano Bonazzoli | 36 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Generoso Rossi
Defender
Paolo Cannavaro
Defender
Paolo Castellini
Defender
Stefano Lucchini
Midfielder
Matteo Brighi
Midfielder
Marco Marchionni
Midfielder
Enzo Maresca
Forward
Emiliano Bonazzoli
Forward
Massimo Maccarone
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Antonio Bocchetti for Stefano Lucchini | 54 |
| Massimo Donati for Matteo Brighi | 54 |
| Antonio Cassano for Massimo Maccarone | 61 |
| Fabio Gatti for Enzo Maresca | 68 |
| Cristian Zaccardo for Paolo Cannavaro | 74 |
On the bench:
Defender
Antonio Bocchetti
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Midfielder
Massimo Donati
Forward
Antonio Cassano
0
USA
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Chris Wingert
Defender
DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder
Kyle Beckerman
Midfielder
Brian Carroll
Midfielder
Bobby Convey
Midfielder
Brad Davis
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Edson Buddle for Devin Barclay | 46 |
| Grey for David Stokes | 46 |
| Kyle Martino for Brian Carroll | 60 |
| Philip Salyer for Jose Luis Burciaga Junior | 74 |
| Alecko Eskandarian for Brad Davis | 83 |
| Nelson Akwari for Chris Wingert | 86 |