U-17 World Cup 2017: India football team Colts will practice in Europe
For
the preparation of U-17 World Cup, Indian U17 team left for an exposure tour to
Europe. Under the command of new head coach Luis Norton de Matos 26-member
squad will be playing a series of practice matches in Portugal, France, Italy
and Hungary and a tournament in Italy.
The Colts will first fly to Lisbon and where they will play practicematches against U-17 Youth Teams of leading Portuguese Clubs including the
likes of Sporting Lison, Benfica, Estoril, and Setubal till May 15, 2017. Then
the team will fly to Paris to play practice match against PSG U-17 Team.
The Team also has confirmed matches against Hungary U-17 and
matches against Spanish Clubs during their tour to Spain. Later team will fly to Rome where they will play match against
the Italian U-17 National Team and also participate in Lazio Cup. Indian U17 team create history by beating Italy U17 team by 2 : 0
16 teams will be participating Lazio Cup. This tournament may
include teams from, Albania U-17, Colombia U-17, a Team from CAF Canadian
selection, and club teams like Fiorentina, Lazio, Sampdoria, Cagliari, Pescara,
Serie B Italia, Serie C Italia and 4 local teams.
