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Tuesday, 17 October 2023
2024 UEFA European Championship Group C qualification match

England 3 Italy 1 [1-1]
Match Summary
England Squad

Italy Squad

Team Records
   
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The Azzurri Squad for the matches against Malta and England  October 2023
←Last Italian Squad that faced England (1042)  
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G
Acerbi, Francesco 10 February 1988 35 CD FC Internazionale Milano 31 1
Barella, Nicolò 17 February 1997 26 M FC Internazionale Milano 48 8
Bastoni, Alessandro 13 April 1999 24 CD FC Internazionale Milano 20 1
Berardi, Domenico 1 August 1994 29 F US Sassuolo Calcio 26 8
Biraghi, Cristiano 1 September 1992 31 LB ACF Fiorentina 16 1
Bonaventura, Giacomo 22 August 1989 34 M ACF Fiorentina 16 1
Chiesa, Federico 25 October 1997 25 F Juventus FC 42 5
Cristante, Bryan 3 March 1995 28 M AS Roma 35 2
Darmian, Matteo 2 December 1989 33 FB FC Internazionale Milano 39 1
Di Lorenzo, Giovanni 4 August 1993 30 RB SSC Napoli 30 3
Dimarco, Federico 10 November 1997 25 LB FC Internazionale Milano 13 2
Donnarumma, Gianluigi 25 February 1999 24 G Paris Saint Germain, France 57 42ᵍᵃ
El Shaarawy, Stephen 27 October 1992 30 LF AS Roma 29 6
El Shaarawy drafted into the squad on 13 October as a replacement for Zaniolo
Frattesi, Davide 22 September 1999 24 M FC Internazionale Milano, on loan from US Sassuolo Calcio 8 4
Gatti, Federico 24 June 1998 25 CD Juventus FC 2 0
Kean, Bioty Moise 28 February 2000 23 F Juventus FC 13 4
Locatelli, Manuel 8 January 1998 24 DM Juventus FC 26 3
Mancini, Gianluca 17 April 1996 26 CD AS Roma 11 0
Meret, Alex 22 March 1997 26 G SSC Napoli 3 2ᵍᵃ
Orsolini, Riccardo 24 January 1997 27 F Bologna FC 1909 4 2
Orsolini drafted into the squad on 9 October as a replacement for Zaccagni
Provedel, Ivan 17 March 1994 29 G SS Lazio 0 0ᵍᵃ
Provedel withdrew from the squad on 9 October because of a minor injury
Raspadori, Giacomo 18 February 2000 23 F SSC Napoli 21 5
Ricci, Samuele 21 August 2001 22 DM Torino FC 2 0
Ricci was drafted into the squad on 13 October as a replacement for Tonali
Scalvini, Giorgio 11 December 2003 19 CD Atalanta BC 6 0
Scamacca, Gianluca 1 January 1999 24 F Atalanta BC 12 0
Tonali, Sandro 8 May 2000 23 M Newcastle United FC, England 15 0
Tonali withdrew from the squad on 12 October following an investigation by the PPO
Udogie, Iyenoma Destiny 28 November 2002 20 LB Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 1 0
Vicario, Guglielmo 7 October 1996 26 G Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 0 0ᵍᵃ
Zaccagni, Mattia 16 June 1995 26 F SS Lazio 3 0
Zaccagni withdrew from the squad on 9 October because of a minor injury
Zaniolo, Nicolò 2 July 1999 22 AM Aston Villa FC, on loan from, Galatasaray SK Turkey 15 2
Zaniolo withdrew from the squad on 12 October following an investigation by the PPO

Squad details correct up to and including Italy's match against Malta on 14 October 2023.
Tallies taken from FSGC

Diary

Sunday, 13 August 2023 - Roberto Mancini has resigned as manager of Italy after five years in charge.  "The Italian Football Federation announces that it has taken note of the resignation of Roberto Mancini from the position of coach of the Italian national team, received late yesterday evening, "the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said. "Thus concludes a significant page in the history of the Azzurri, which began in May 2018 and concluded with the 2023 Nations League Finals; in between, the victory at Euro 2020, a triumph conquered by a group in which all the individuals have known how to become a team".

Friday, 18 August 2023 - 
Italy have named former Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti as their new manager. Spalletti, 64, left Napoli in the summer after guiding the club to their first Serie A title in 33 years. He had planned to take a year-long sabbatical but has now decided to make a swift return to football. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said Spalletti would take charge from 1 September. "The national team needed a great coach and I'm very happy that he accepted," FIGC president Gabriele Gravina said. "His enthusiasm and his expertise will be fundamental for the challenges that await Italy in the coming months."

6.00pm, Friday, 6 October 2023 - Head Coach Luciano Spalletti has announced his second Italian squad, a 27-man squad to take on Malta and England next week.

Monday, 9 October 2023 - After picking up minor injuries over the weekend, Ivan Provedel and Mattia Zaccagni will not be joining up with the rest of the Italy squad. However, Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini has been called up by Luciano Spalletti as their replacement.
The Azzurri report for their first training session at the Federal Technical Center in Coverciano. Italy trained this afternoon.

Wednesday, 11 October 2023 - Italy's preparations for their two Eruo qualifiers continued at Coverciano. The players trained on the Vittorio Pozzo pitch. All players trained, except Federico Chiesa, who was following a personalised recovery programme. They were, however, joined by Fiorentina goalkeeper Tommasso Vanucchi.
Watching on from the sidelines was UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, as well as FIGC President Gabriele Gravina. Ceferin was then presented with a personalised Azzurri shirt.

Thursday, 12 October 2023 - The Italian Federation have announced that the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office has conducted investigations into Sandro Tonali and Nicoló Zaniolo. The English-based players are training at Coverciano. The Federation has decided that the two players are not in a mental state to play football and have returned them to their respective clubs after being accused of possible illegal betting in Serie A. Juventus' Nicolo Fagioli was the first to be implicated in the investigation and he admitted involvement when speaking to prosecutors, willingly handing over his mobile phone.

Friday, 13 October 2023 - In response to the withdrawal of Tonali and Zaniolo, Luciano Spalletti has drafted in Roma's left-winger Stephen El Shaarawy and Torino's Samuel Ricci.

Italy Form: last six games
L W D Wf 13:a 6  success: 75%
863 26 March 2023 - Malta 0 Italy 2 [0-2]
Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'Attard
Retegui, Pessina ECP AW
864 15 June 2023 - Spain 2 Italy 1 [1-1]
De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Pino, Joselu
Immobile (pen)
NLF NL
865 18 June 2023 - Netherlands 2 Italy 3 [0-2]
De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Bergwijn, Wijnaldum
Dimarco, Frattesi, Chiesa
NW
866 9 September 2023 -
North Macedonia 1 Italy 1
[0-0]
National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje
Bardhi
Immobile
ECP AD
867 12 September 2023 - Italy 2 Ukraine 1 [2-1]
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Frattesi (2)
Yarmolenko
HW
868 14 October 2023 - Italy 4 Malta 0 [2-0]
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Bonventura, Berardi (2), Frattesi HW

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