Italy B was created in 1927, to give the possibility to test under-21 or less experienced players, in addition to those involved with the senior national team. made their debut at the
Stade de la Frontière in
Esch-sur-Alzette on 17 April 1927, beating
Luxembourg's A team 5-1. The selector of the team was
Renzo De Vecchi. The team also had elements of some experience, such as
Luigi Cevenini, the author of the first goal. Until the Second World War the use of this national team was very frequent, so much so that between 1929 and 1939, a total of 38 matches were played, the most notable of which being the team's biggest ever victory, when they again beat Luxembourg A, 12-0, at the
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in
Como, on 10 April 1932. Italy's top goal scorers in the tournament were
Aldo Puccinelli and
Alberto Galassi with 3 goals each. They then participated in the
following tournament of the Mediterranean Cup, where they faced the A teams of Turkey, Egypt and Greece home and away, and Italy B again won with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with their only loss in the tournament being a 3-0 shock defeat to Egypt at
Prince Farouk Stadium,
Cairo on 11 November 1951. Italy B also participated in the third and last edition of the Mediterranean Cup, the
1953-58 Mediterranean Cup, with the B teams of
Spain and
France joining the party to form a six-team tournament, and this time they finished third behind the aforementioned B teams with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The most recent fixture was a non-A friendly with
San Marino on 31 May 2017, which ended in an 8-0 win to the Azzurri. ==Honours==