Italy coach Roberto Mancini was satisfied with their 1-0 friendly win over the USA.
Italy had to wait until the 94th minute for Inter Milan attacker Matteo Politano's breakthrough.
“It was heading to 0-0 again… but that's football, there's nothing you can do about it. We had so many chances, the important thing is that it was a good performance," Mancini told Rai Sport.
“It was the first time we were playing together, so we couldn't think of playing like the first half for 90 minutes. We got a little stretched out as we pushed harder to find the breakthrough."
The friendly was the opportunity for senior Italy debuts from Stefano Sensi, Vincenzo Grifo and 18-year-old Moise Kean.
“Sensi did really well, so did Kean and Grifo. Acerbi and De Sciglio impressed me, too.
“We are in line with where we expected to be at this stage, perhaps doing even better, as the team is playing very well.
“The Euro qualifiers are coming up next year, so we've had a few too many draws and defeats lately, here's hoping we get all victories."