The stadium clock is stubborn when a plan falls apart. I watched the rewards slip away during a night of trial-and-error. You can stop wasting time and finish the Squadra Azzurra objective the fast way.
The living room gets quiet when everyone’s holding their breath. Fastest way to complete the FC 26 Squadra Azzurra objective
I’ll walk you through a lean sequence that turns three matches into every required tick box. Think of the route as a playlist: follow the order, don’t improvise, and you’ll finish in far fewer matches than the average grinder. I’ve tested this on EA Sports FC 26 across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC and it behaves the same in Squad Battles and FUT modes.
How do I complete the Squadra Azzurra objective quickly?
Short answer: run three very specific games with the exact targets below. You don’t need hours of messy attempts—just controlled execution. Play the first match on Squad Battles (Beginner), then the defensive test on Legendary, and finish on Ultimate with a tight goals-against target.
Match 1 — Score farming (Beginner, Squad Battles)
- Score exactly 30 goals against the Squadra Azzurra featured squad; aim for small, safe shots to rack up the number without risking crashes.
- Warning: scoring more than 30 is known to cause a crash—stop at 30. Treat it like threading a needle when you approach the final few goals.
This single match clears these objectives: Pizzica — 15, Tarantella — 20, Saltarello — 25, and Trescone — Exactly 30.
Which difficulty should I use for each match?
Match the difficulty to the objective so you don’t waste retries. Each setting is chosen to make the objective trivial or properly challenging depending on the requirement.
Match 2 — Perfect defense (Legendary)
- Concede zero goals against the Squadra Azzurra featured squad on Legendary.
- Win the game—don’t try for wide scorelines; a simple 1–0 or 2–0 is cleaner and less error-prone.
Completes: Win 1 — World Class, Win 1 — Professional, and Catenaccio. For best results plug in a controller you trust and treat substitutions like a Swiss watch—timing matters.
Match 3 — Damage control (Ultimate)
- Concede three goals or fewer in one match on Ultimate difficulty against the Squadra Azzurra game.
That protects the set’s defensive objective while giving you the toughest final test the event asks for.
What rewards do you get from the Squadra Azzurra objectives?
Complete the full set and the reward table is generous. You’ll get a stack of rare gold picks and, for finishing the entire set, a 20-game loan Maldini plus higher-tier picks.
- 1 of 3 83+ Rare Gold Players
- 1 of 3 84+ Rare Gold Players
- 1 of 3 85+ Rare Gold Player
- 1 of 3 86+ Rare Gold Players
- 1 of 3 87+ Rare Gold Players
- 1 of 3 88+ Rare Gold Players
- 2 of 5 86+ Player Pick
- 2 of 10 86+ Rare Gold Pick
Finish the full set and you receive the base Maldini item on a 20-game loan plus 2 of 6 89+ Rare Gold Player Pick. This is exactly the kind of payout that makes a planned sprint worth your time in FUT campaigns and SBC pushes.
Small practical notes: use Squad Battles for the first match (it’s stable for goal-farming), confirm save-sync if you play across platforms, and pause to clear momentum swings rather than forcing risky plays. I’ve run this on both console and PC; the behavior is consistent across modes.
Will you sprint through the set tonight or grind it piece by piece and debate the rewards?