Confirm or even improve the two victories and a draw of last year: this is the goal of Italy for the 26th edition of the Six nations which opens with France-Galles And he will see the Azzurri debut tomorrow against Scotland at the Murrayfield in Edinburgh, at 15.15 (live TV on Skysport 1 and Rai2). The Scottish will want to avenge the defeat suffered last year at the Olimpico while the last Italian success dates back to 2015.
“A great challenge, obviously we are not favirites, a beautiful test, a beautiful opportunity to do even better and to improve our ranking”. Has sealed The blue coach, the Argentine Gonzalo this.
Doing better than 2024 will not be simple: Italy is back from a 2024 edition in which for the first time he has lined up three games without defeats. A good performance that only earned the fifth place (in 2007 and in 2013 two quarter -seats had arrived) but for the first time the budget was in the balance in terms of results: two wins (at home just against the Scots, to break a home fasting that had lasted for 12 years, and away against Wales), an external tie (with France), Two defeats (From England to Rome and from Ireland in Dublin, in the only match truly without history).
The tournament, which will end on March 15, sees Ireland on the hunt for the third consecutive triumph. In autumn, however, the green were not bright while France with the return of the very strong Missed median Antoine DuPontcan aim for the title. The Galls Instead it comes from a series of defeat that candidates him for that wooden spoon that very often ended up in Italy. The victory is worth four points, the tie two and the zero defeat.
The blues, like England and Scotland, They will have the advantage of playing three out of five meetings at home, all at the Olimpico in Rome. It starts with Italia-Galles on Saturday 8 February, then Italy-Frantia on Sunday 23 February and Italy-Ireland on Saturday 15 March. The three home meetings of the Azzurri were included among the sporting events sponsored by Jubilee 2025 thanks to the collaboration signed between the Italian Rugby Federation and the Dicastery for evangelization. The pilgrims – through the official portal of the event – will be able to access the Olimpico with subsidized conditions.