Italy beat Finland 2-0 in Udine
Saturday in their first European championship qualifier with
goals from 22-year-old Cagliari midfielder Niccolò Barella and
19-year-old Juventus striker Moise Kean.
Kean, aged 19 years and 24 days and the first millennial to
score for Italy, became the second youngest Italian scorer of
all time behind Bruno Nicolè who scored against France in 1958
aged 18 years and 258 days.
"It's impossible not to learn playing alongside Cristiano
Ronaldo," said Kean, who impressed in a short spell on the pitch
during Juve's epic 3-0 comeback win against Atletico Madrid in
the Champions League last 16.
"I'm absolutely satisfied with my boys," said coach Roberto
Mancini.
The Azzurri now face Liechtenstein in Parma on Tuesday.
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