Associated Press Sports
updated 12:21 p.m. ET Jan. 9, 2012
ROME (AP) -Italy has announced it will host the United States in a friendly next month.
The match is scheduled for Feb. 29 at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, which was chosen to support the city and surrounding Liguria region after it was devastated by flash floods and mudslides two months ago.
The Italian football federation had already announced a ?300,000 ($380,000) fund to help families of the victims.
Italy has eight wins and three draws in 11 matches against the United States, with 36 goals scored and four allowed. They last met at the 2009 Confederations Cup, when New Jersey-born Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi scored twice in a 3-1 win.
Italy is warming up for a difficult European Championship group featuring defending champion Spain, Ireland and Croatia.
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