A minute’s silence will be observed prior to Saturday’s World Cup qualifier between Italy and Ireland in Dublin for the victims of the Messina disaster.
Mudslides on October 1 near the Sicilian city of Messina have left 24 dead and 705 people homeless.
There will also be a minute’s silence before the match against Cyprus in Parma on October 14.
Italy’s players will wear black armbands in both matches.
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