An inconsequential Euro 2024 qualifying Group F takes place in Baku on Thursday, as Azerbaijan welcome Sweden to the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.
Both nations have already been eliminated from top-two contention, but Sweden's fate paled into insignificance amid the distressing scenes in Brussels last month.
October began positively for Thursday's hosts, who followed up a 2-1 friendly success over Jordan in September with a 2-0 qualifying win over basement side Estonia, and they gave already-qualified Austria a brilliant run for their money on matchday six.
In the end, however, Marcel Sabitzer's 48th-minute penalty - conceded by a Rahil Mammadov handball - denied Azerbaijan a point, and De Biasi's team could hardly have been blessed with a more difficult end to proceedings; a trip to group leaders Belgium awaits on Sunday.
Nevertheless, the fourth-placed National Team could progress to the playoffs as one of the four top-ranked League C teams, although those spots are currently filled by Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg, with Azerbaijan next in line for a ticket.
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