At the home of Inter Miami, amidst the presence of Lionel Messi and with Jannik Sinner watching on in the stands of Fort Lauderdale's Chase Stadium, the national team secured a 2-1 victory against Venezuela in the first of two friendlies on American soil, courtesy of a brace from Mateo Retegui, reinforcing his strong candidacy for the striker role at EURO 2024.

For seventy minutes, Spalletti experimented with a three-man defence, presenting a modern style of play that doesn't confine players to fixed roles, but rather encourages constant movement and searching for spaces between the lines. The result was a game with some interesting moments and several errors from both sides.