Malta v Italy, 25 March 1998
| Score | 1-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Emanuel Raphael Zammit |
| Competition | U21 |
| Venue | Valletta |
| Attendance | 300 |
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0
Malta
Manager: Velimir Sargic/Leonard Farruga
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Saviour Darmanin
Defender
William Camenzuli
Defender
Ian Ciantar
Defender
Luke Dimech
Defender
Massimo Grima
Midfielder
Stefan Giglio
Forward
Michael Galea
Substitutions:
| Adrian Ciantar for Edward Azzopardi | 44 |
| George Mallia for Malcolm Licari | 44 |
| Louis Buhagiar for Massimo Grima | 65 |
| Matthew Camilleri for Saviour Darmanin | 81 |
| Garett Magri for Anthony Galea | 86 |
1
Italy
Manager: Marco Tardelli
Goals:
| Pierre Aquilina | own goal | 36 |
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Starting lineup:
Christian Abbiati
Goalkeeper
Alessandro Grandoni
Defender
(captain)
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Marco Zanchi
Defender
Massimo Ambrosini
Midfielder
Roberto Baronio
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Cristiano Zanetti for Roberto Baronio | 46 |
| Morgan De Sanctis for Christian Abbiati | 46 |
| Gionatha Spinesi for Felice Foglia | 46 |
| Marco Rossi for Daniele Daino | 57 |
| Claudio Rivalta for Marco Zanchi | 66 |
| Filippo Cristante for Marco Zamboni | 71 |
| Fabio Firmani for Massimo Ambrosini | 75 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Morgan De Sanctis
Defender
Claudio Rivalta
Midfielder
Fabio Firmani
Midfielder
Cristiano Zanetti
Forward
Gionatha Spinesi