On Tuesday, May 17, the Ukrainian national football team played a match in Italy against the local club "

The duel against the 14th team of Serie A ended with the victory of the Ukrainian national team with a score of 3:1.

As part of the Ukrainians, Yaremchuk, Karavaev and Pikhalyonok scored goals.

In the first half, the Benfica striker scored with an accurate billiard shot into the near corner, Karavaev threw the hosts' keeper with an elegant sweep, and Pikhalyonok scored his debut goal for the Ukrainian national team with a shot into the far corner from the post.

Empoli - Ukraine - 1:3.

Goals: La Mantia, 45 - Yaremchuk, 26, Karavaev, 46, Pikhalenok, 53.

Ukraine: Pyatov (Buschan, 46), Zabarny, Popov (Bondar, 78), Matvienko, Karavaev, Stepanenko, Shaparenko, Pikhalyonok (Sydorchuk, 84), Mudryk (Buyalsky, 84), Tsygankov (Zubkov, 78), Yaremchuk (Dovbik).

Recall that the team of Alexander Petrakov continues to prepare for the match with Scotland in the semi-finals of the play-off selection for the 2022 World Cup, which is scheduled for June 1.

In the first match after the start of the war, on May 11, Ukraine won in Germany over the Borussia Monchengladbach club with a score of 2:1.

Tomorrow, May 18, in another friendly match, the Ukrainian team will play against the Croatian "

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Earlier it was reported that the national team of Ukraine will play the home matches of the League of Nations in Poland..