Italy stuttered to a 0-0 draw at home to Turkey in the first of two warmup matches before it begins the defense of its European Championship title next week.
Tuesday's match was overshadowed by a serious-looking injury to Turkey defender Ozan Kabak, who appears more than likely to miss Euro 2024 in Germany where he plays his club soccer.
Kabak, who plays for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, was applauded by both teams and the whole of the stadium in Bologna when he was stretchered off shortly before halftime after injuring his right knee.
The 24-year-old player fell awkwardly following a challenge with Italy forward Mateo Retegui.
Turkey plays its first Euro 2024 match against Georgia on June 18 before facing Portugal and the Czech Republic.
There were few real goalscoring opportunities and Italy's best chance of the match came with the last piece of action of the first half as Bryan Cristante headed a corner onto the near post.
Retegui wasted a good opportunity in the 59th minute when he opted for an acrobatic overhead kick that went far over the bar.
Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli was brought on shortly afterward for his Italy comeback after recently returning from a seven-month ban from soccer for betting violations.
Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori was warmly applauded when he came on in the 85th minute for his Italy debut at his home stadium.
Italy has another friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday before kicking off its title defense against Albania on June 15. Spain and Croatia are also in Group B.
RONALDO-LESS PORTUGAL
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal eased to a 4-2 win over Finland.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez had already said that Ronaldo would miss his country's first two friendlies - against Finland and Croatia - as he was being given a rest and allowed to go on a mini-break with his family as the season only recently ended in Saudi Arabia.