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England's friendly against Italy set for Juventus Stadium

England's friendly against Italy in March will take place at the Juventus Stadium, the Football Association has announced.

The FA confirmed last year that England would be taking on the Italians after their Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.

And after negotiations with their Italian counterparts, English football's governing body has announced the March 31 fixture will take place in the home of Juventus in Turin.

"The Juventus Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for England's forthcoming international fixture against Italy," a statement from the FA read.

The 41,000-seater Juventus Stadium was opened in 2011, replacing Juve's old home the Stadio delle Alpi.

Italy defeated England 2-1 the previous time they met at the World Cup last July.

Mario Balotelli scored the winning goal as England went down 2-1 in Manaus, although neither team qualified from Group D.

England last played in Turin 15 years ago when Gennaro Gattuso scored the only goal of the game.

The Three Lions' previous fixture in the city came during Italia 90 when they were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties by West Germany.