Tournament hosts Italy open their 2019 UEFA Under-21 European Championship against Spain on Sunday and will undergo a test from one of the major title contenders at the first hurdle.
Spain have featured in three of the past four Under-21 European Championship finals, and the 2017 runners-up hope to tie all-time record-holders Italy on five under-21 crowns with triumph in 2019.
Both teams were sorted in Group A and will meet for the first time since September 2017, when La Rojita finished as 3-0 victors in what was a fairly routine result.
Italy have a much better-equipped squad as they attempt to win on home soil this time around, and their encounter against Spain promises to set off fireworks.