Romania v Italy, 23 March 2001
| Score | 1-0 to Italy |
| Competition | UEFA U21 Group 8 |
| Venue | Cotroceni, Bucharest |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
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0
Romania
Manager: Ion Moldovan
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Emilian Dolha
Defender
Sorin Ghionea
Defender
Vasile Maftei
Defender
Bogdan Aurelian Patrascu
Defender
Răzvan Raţ
Midfielder
Florin Cernat
(captain)
Midfielder
Adrian Neaga
Midfielder
Lucian Sanmartean
Forward
Constantin Iacob
Substitutions:
| Claudiu Dragan for Lucian Sanmartean | 46 |
| Daniel Balan for Cristian Dancia | 46 |
| Vlad Ion Munteanu for Florin Cernat | 71 |
Cards:
| Constantin Iacob | Y | |
| Bogdan Aurelian Patrascu | Y | |
| Vasile Valentin Avadanei | 90 | R |
1
Italy
Manager: Claudio Gentile
Goals:
| Andrea Pirlo | 20 |
|
Starting lineup:
Ivan Pelizzoli
Goalkeeper
Daniele Bonera
Defender
Matteo Ferrari
Defender
Stefano Lucchini
Defender
Massimo Donati
Midfielder
Marco Marchionni
Midfielder
Enzo Maresca
Midfielder
Emiliano Bonazzoli
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Giuseppe Colucci for Massimo Donati | 64 |
| Salvatore Vicari for Andrea Pirlo | 80 |
| Nicola Campedelli for Marco Marchionni | 89 |
Cards:
| Daniele Bonera | Y | |
| Emiliano Bonazzoli | Y | |
| Giacomo Cipriani | 75 | R |