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The
Azzurri European Championship Finals Squad
June 2012 |
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Player |
Birthdate |
Age |
Pos |
Club |
App |
G |
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7. Abate, Ignazio
|
12 November 1986 |
25 |
D |
AC Milan SpA |
3 |
0 |
|
Astori, Davide
|
7 January 1987 |
25 |
D |
Cagliari Calcio SpA |
1 |
0 |
|
Astori was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
|
9. Barwuah Balotelli, Mario
|
12 August 1990 |
21 |
F |
Manchester City FC, England |
11 |
2 |
|
6. Balzaretti, Federico
|
6 December 1981 |
30 |
D |
US Città di Palermo SpA |
9 |
0 |
|
15. Barzagli, Andrea
|
8 May 1981 |
31 |
D |
Juventus FC SpA |
30 |
0 |
|
Bochetti, Salvatore
|
30 November 1986 |
25 |
D |
MIFC Rubin Kazan, Russia |
5 |
0 |
|
Bochetti was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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19. Bonucci, Leonardo
|
1 May 1987 |
25 |
D |
Juventus FC SpA |
17 |
2 |
|
17. Borini, Fabio
|
29 March 1991 |
21 |
F |
AS Roma SpA |
1 |
0 |
|
1. Buffon, Gianluigi
|
28 January 1978 |
34 |
G |
Juventus FC SpA |
117 |
0 |
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10. Cassano, Antonio
|
13 October 1977 |
34 |
F |
AC Milan SpA |
32 |
10 |
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3. Chiellini, Giorgio
|
14 August 1984 |
27 |
D |
Juventus FC SpA |
53 |
2 |
|
Chiellini is injured for the match against England. |
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Cigarini, Luca
|
20 June 1986 |
26 |
M |
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA |
0 |
0 |
|
Cigarini was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
|
Criscito, Domenico
|
30 December 1986 |
25 |
D |
FC Zenit, Russia |
19 |
0 |
|
Criscito was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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16. De Rossi, Daniele
|
24 July 1983 |
28 |
M |
AS Roma SpA |
75 |
10 |
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14. De Sanctis, Morgan
|
26 March 1977 |
35 |
G |
SSC Napoli SpA |
5 |
0 |
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Destro. Mattia
|
20 March 1991 |
21 |
F |
AC Siena SpA, on loan from Genoa CFC SpA |
0 |
0 |
|
Destro was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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22. Diamanti, Alessandro
|
2 May 1983 |
29 |
M |
Bologna FC 1909 SpA |
2 |
0 |
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11. Di Natale, Antonio
|
13 October 1977 |
34 |
F |
Udinese Calcio SpA |
40 |
11 |
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13. Giaccherini, Emanuele
|
5 May 1985 |
27 |
M/F |
Juventus FC SpA |
2 |
0 |
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20. Giovinco, Sebastian
|
26 January 1987 |
25 |
F |
Juventus FC SpA |
10 |
0 |
|
Giovinco was transferred to Juve on 19 June from Parma FC SpA. |
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2. Maggio, Christian
|
11 February 1982 |
30 |
D |
SSC Napoli SpA |
18 |
0 |
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8. Marchisio, Claudio
|
19 January 1986 |
26 |
M |
Juventus FC SpA |
23 |
1 |
|
18. Montolivo, Riccardo
|
18 January 1985 |
27 |
M |
ACF Fiorentina SpA |
34 |
1 |
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5. Motta, Thiago
|
28 August 1982 |
29 |
M |
Paris St Germain FC, France |
11 |
1 |
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23. Nocerino, Antonio
|
9 April 1985 |
27 |
M |
AC Milan SpA |
12 |
0 |
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4. Ogbonna, Angelo Obinze
|
23 May 1988 |
24 |
D |
Torino FC SpA |
3 |
0 |
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21. Pirlo, Andrea
|
19 May 1979 |
33 |
M |
Juventus FC SpA |
86 |
10 |
|
Ranocchia, Andrea
|
16 February 1988 |
24 |
D |
FC Internazionale Milano SpA |
8 |
0 |
|
Ranocchia was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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Schelotto, Ezequiel Matias
|
23 May 1989 |
23 |
M |
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio SpA |
0 |
0 |
|
Schelotto was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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12. Sirigu, Salvatore
|
12 January 1987 |
25 |
G |
Paris St Germain FC, France |
2 |
0 |
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Verratti, Marco
|
5 November 1992 |
19 |
M |
Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl |
0 |
0 |
|
Verratti was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
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Viviano , Emiliano
|
1 December 1985 |
26 |
G |
US Città di Palermo SpA |
6 |
0 |
|
Viviano was dropped from the final squad on 29 May. |
Squad details correct
up to and including Italy's match against
Republic of Ireland on 17 June 2012.
Tallies taken from the Italian FA & Uefa.com
Diary
Sunday, 13 May 2012 -
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been selected as part of
Italy's provisional 32-man squad for Euro 2012. The squad is expected to
be trimmed to 23 players later this week.
Monday, 28 May 2012 -
Leonardo Bonucci has been included in
the Euro Squad despite being named in the latest match-fixing
investigation to engulf the country. Though Domenico Cristico has been
left out of the squad, after he was questioned by police for the same
reason. Andrea Ranocchia and the Siena striker Mattia Destro were also
left out following the cull. Antonio Di Natale survived, despite not
playing under Cesare Prandelli and is one of five forwards in the squad.
Antonio Cassano has also made Prandelli's squad after coming back from
minor heart surgery. Manchester City's controversial forward Mario
Balotelli is also included.
Friday, 1 June 2012 - Italy's
final preparation ends in heavy defeat in Zurich, to the Russians, who won
3-0.
Monday, 4 June 2012 - Andrea
Barzagli will miss the group stage after being sidelined for twenty days
with a calf strain he sustained in Italy's loss to Russia. A decision on
whether he will stay with the squad will be taken this week. His condition
will be monitored until Friday, when - subject to approval from UEFA -
Cesare Prandelli will make a decision on whether to replace him or not.
Sunday, 10 June 2012 - Cesc
Fàbregas earned the defending champions a point in Gdansk by cancelling
out substitute Antonio Di Natale's goal for Italy.
Thursday, 14 June 2012 - Mario
Mandzukić found a chink in the armour of Cesare Prandelli's composed
Azzurri side as Croatia battled back for a hard-earned point.
Sunday, 17 June 2012 - Andrea Barzagli
has given Cesare Prandelli a boost by declaring himself fit and available
for Italy's final group match with Republic of Ireland.
Monday, 18 June 2012 - Antonio Cassano
and Mario Balotelli scored to secure victory for the Italians against
Ireland, which, combined with Spain's win in Gdansk, put them in the last
eight.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 -
Parma have announced that Juventus have
re-signed Sebastian Giovinco for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old, who
was co-owned by both clubs, will now return to Turin after the Serie A
champions decided to purchase the remaining 50 per cent of the
striker's economic rights one year
after selling them for €3 million. Giovinco's signing comes on the same
day that the Bianconeri purchased the remaining half of Emanuele
Giaccherini's contract in a €4.25m deal.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 - Giorgio
Chiellini will sit out Sunday's quarter-final against England in Kyiv
after a scan confirmed the 27-year-old had strained a muscle in his left
thigh.
Friday, 22 June 2012 - Thiago Motta is
a slight doubt for the quarter-final because of a hamstring strain.
|
Italy
Form: last six
games |
|
L L L D D W
f 4:a 6
success:
33% |
|
- |
15 November 2011 -
Italy 0 Uruguay 1 [0-1]
Stadio Olimpico, Roma |
Fernàndez |
Fr |
HL |
|
- |
29 February 2012 -
Italy 0 USA 1 [0-0]
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
Dempsey |
HL |
|
- |
29 May 2012 - Italy vs Luxembourg
Postponed
because of Earthquake |
|
pp |
|
- |
1 June 2012 - Italy 0 Russia 3
[0-0] Stadion Letzigrund,
Zurich |
Kerzhakov, Shirikov (2) |
NL |
|
- |
10 June 2012 -
Spain 1 Italy 1
[0-0] Polska
Grupa Energetyczna Arena,
Gdańsk |
Fàbregas Di Natale |
ECF |
ND |
|
- |
14 June 2012 -
Italy 1 Croatia 1
[1-0] Stadion
Miejski, Poznań |
Pirlo Mandzukić |
ND |
|
- |
18 June 2012 -
Italy 2 Republic of Ireland 0
[1-0] Stadion
Miejski, Poznań |
Cassano, Balotelli |
NW |
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