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Italy to host fellow Euro 2016 qualifier Romania in November friendly
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Italy to host fellow Euro 2016 qualifier Romania in November friendly

Published Oct. 22, 2015 7:11 a.m. ET

ROME --

Italy will host Romania in a friendly next month in a matchup of teams that have both qualified for the European Championship.

The Italian football federation says the game will be played Nov. 17 at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna.

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Italy won Group H of Euro 2016 qualifying while Romania finished second behind Northern Ireland in Group F.

The match will come four days after Italy travels to face top-ranked Belgium in another friendly announced earlier this week.

Against Romania, Italy has 10 wins, four draws and two losses. The last time the teams met they drew 1-1 in a November friendly five years ago.

Italy will face Spain and Germany in friendlies in March.

Italy has won nine matches, drawn four and lost once under coach Antonio Conte.

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