Italy team manager Lele Oriali warns “it’s never a friendly against Germany, as it’s always a spectacular and hard-fought battle.”
The two sides come face to face at San Siro on Tuesday at 19.45 GMT.
It is their first meeting since the Euro 2016 quarter-final, which was eventually decided in a sudden death penalty shoot-out.
“It’s never a friendly with Germany and you can’t get better than this fixture,” Oriali told Sky Sport Italia.
Italy team manager Lele Oriali warns “it’s never a friendly against Germany, as it’s always a spectacular and hard-fought battle.”
The two sides come face to face at San Siro on Tuesday at 19.45 GMT.
It is their first meeting since the Euro 2016 quarter-final, which was eventually decided in a sudden death penalty shoot-out.
“It’s never a friendly with Germany and you can’t get better than this fixture,” Oriali told Sky Sport Italia.
“Every time we play against Germany, it’s always a spectacular and hard-fought battle.
“On paper this is a friendly, but we all know it really isn’t.”