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Italy draws 0-0 with Turkey, Portugal beats Finland 4-2 | Live Updates, Unveiling the Latest India News Trends

Defending champions Italy were forced to play a 0-0 draw against Turkey in a friendly ahead of next month's Euro Football Championship. Turkey's star defender Ozan Kebak was seriously injured during the match and is likely to miss Euro 2024 in Germany. Italy are scheduled to play their second friendly match against Bosnia Herzegovina on Sunday. Italy will begin their title defence campaign against Albania on June 15. Spain and Croatia have also been placed in Group B. In another friendly match, Portugal beat Finland 4-2 without their star player Cristiano Ronaldo. Ruben Dio scored for Portugal in the 17th minute, Diego Jota in the 49th minute and Bruno Fernandes in the 55th and 84th minutes. Timo Pucci scored two goals for Finland in the 72nd and 77th minutes. Austria beat Serbia 2-1 and Ireland beat Hungary 2-1.