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Saturday, 11 June 2022
UEFA Nations League 2022 League A Group three match

England 0 Italy 0 [0-0]
Match Summary
England Squad

Italy Squad

Team Records
   
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The Azzurri Squad for the Finalissimo and Nations League preliminary matches  June 2022
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Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G
Acerbi, Francesco 10 February 1988 34 CD SS Lazio 24 1
Barella, Nicolò 17 February 1997 25 M FC Internazionale Milano 38 8
Bastoni, Alessandro 13 April 1999 23 CD FC Internazionale Milano 14 0
Belotti, Andrea 20 December 1993 28 F Torino FC 44 12
Belotti withdrew from the squad on 8 June
Berardi, Domenico 1 August 1994 27 F US Sassuolo Calcio 24 6
Bernardeschi, Federico 16 February 1994 28 F Juventus FC 39 6
Bernardeschi left the squad after the Argentina match
Biraghi, Cristiano 1 September 1992 29 LB ACF Fiorentina 13 1
Bonucci, Leonardo 1 May 1987 35 CD Juventus FC 116 8
Bonucci withdrew from the squad on 8 June
Calabria, Davide 6 December 1996 25 FB AC Milan 6 0
Cancellieri, Matteo 12 February 2002 20 F Hellas Verona FC 1 0
Cancellieri was added to the squad on 26th May
Caprari, Gianluca 30 July 1993 28 F UC Sampdoria 0 0
Chiellini, Giorgio 14 August 1984 37 CD Juventus FC 118 8
Chiellini retired from international football after the Argentina match
Cragno, Alessio 28 June 1994 27 G Cagliari Calcio 2 0
Cristante, Bryan 3 March 1995 27 M AS Roma 25 2
Di Lorenzo, Giovanni 4 August 1993 28 RB SSC Napoli 20 2
Dimarco, Federico 10 November 1997 24 LB FC Internazionale Milano 2 0
Donnarumma, Gianluigi 25 February 1999 23 G Paris Saint Germain, France 45 0
Palmieri dos Santos, Emerson 3 August 1994
in Santos, Brazil
27 LB Chelsea FC, England 29 0
also has 15 Brazil U17 appearances
Emerson left the squad after the Argentina match
Esposito, Salvatore 7 October 2000 21 M Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor 0 0
Esposito was added to the squad on 26th May
Florenzi, Alessandro 11 March 1991 31 RB FC Internazionale Milano 48 2
Frattesi, Davide 22 September 1999 22 M US Sassuolo Calcio 1 0
Gatti, Federico 24 June 1998 23 CD Juventus FC 0 0
Gatti was added to the squad on 26th May
Gnonto, Degnand Wilfried 5 November 2003 18 F FC Zürich, Switzerland 2 0
Gnonto was added to the squad on 26th May
Gollini, Pierluigi 18 March 1995 27 G Atalanta BC 1 0
Gollini was added to the squad
Insigne, Lorenzo 4 June 1991 30 F SSC Napoli 54 10
Insigne left the squad after the Argentina match
Jorginho 20 December 1991
in Imbituba, Brazil
30 DM Chelsea FC, England 44 5
Frello Filho, Jorge Luiz
Jorginho left the squad after the Argentina match
Lazzari, Manuel 29 November 1993 28 RB/M SS Lazio 3 0
Locatelli, Manuel 8 January 1998 24 M Juventus FC 23 3
Ramos Marchi, Luiz Felipe 22 March 1997
in Colina, Brazil
25 CD SS Lazio 0 0
also has four Brazil youth appearances
Mancini, Gianluca 17 April 1996 26 CD AS Roma 8 0
Meret, Alex 22 March 1997 25 G SSC Napoli 2 0
Moise Kean, Bioty 28 February 2000 22 F Juventus FC, on loan from Everton FC, England 12 4
Pellegrini, Lorenzo 19 June 1996 25 M AS Roma 23 5
Pessina, Matteo 21 April 1997 25 M Atalanta BC 13 4
Pinamonti, Andrea 19 May 1999 23 F FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
Pobega, Tommaso 15 July 1999 22 M AC Milan 1 0
Pobega was added to the squad on 26th May
Politano, Matteo 3 August 1993 28 F SSC Napoli 6 3
Raspadori, Giacomo 18 February 2000 22 F US Sassuolo Calcio 11 3
Ricci, Samuele 21 August 2001 20 M Torino FC 1 0
Ricci was added to the squad on 26th May
Scalvini, Giorgio 11 December 2003 18 CD Atalanta BC 0 0
Scalvini was added to the squad on 26th May
Scamacca, Gianluca 1 January 1999 23 F US Sassuolo Calcio 5 0
Sirigu, Salvatore 12 January 1987 35 G Genoa CFC 28 0
Spinazzola, Leonardo 25 March 1993 29 LB AS Roma 20 0
Tonali, Sandro 8 May 2000 22 M AC Milan 10 0
Verratti, Marco 5 November 1992 29 CM Paris Saint-Germain FC, France 49 3
Verratti left the squad after the Argentina match
Zaccagni, Mattia 16 June 1995 26 F Hellas Verona FC 1 0
Zaniolo, Nicolò 2 July 1999 22 AM AS Roma 9 2
Zerbin, Alessio 3 March 1999 23 F SCC Napoli 1 0
Zerbin was added to the squad on 26th May

Squad details correct up to and including Italy's match against Hungary on 7 June 2022.
Tallies taken from FSGC

Diary

Friday, 20 May 2022 - Head Coach Roberto Mancini has named 53 players to attend a training session at Centro Tecnico Federale in Coverciano for three days for him to evaluate. The session marks the beginning of a collaboration between the FIGC, the Italian League and its clubs, with the aim of facilitating the transition from youth to senior level and expanding the base of eligible players. The squad, divided into two groups, comprise of 29 Serie A players, 18 from Serie B, and six who ply they trade abroad. Despite the large number, it still does not include players that will be included in the Serie B play-offs.

Monday, 23 May 2022 - Roberto Mancini has named 39 players. Italy are engaged in five matches in fifteen days, starting with Argentina at Wembley, before embarking on four Nations League matches. The players will join up on Friday with the exception of the Roma players, who because of their participation in the UEFA Europa Conference League Final, will join up on Sunday and will not be involved in the match at Wembley. There are first call-ups for Andrea Pinamonti and David Frettesi, whilst Gianluca Caprari is recalled after a three year absence. Giorgio Chiellini has already announced that he will retire from international football after the match at Wembley against Argentina.

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 - The future stars of the Azzurri begin training at Coverciano under the guidance of Roberto Mancini. They remain until Thursday.

Thursday, 26 May 2022 - As a result of the training sessions over the last few days, Roberto Mancini has summoned six players—Federico Gatti, Salvatore Esposito, Samuele Ricci, Matteo Cancellieri, Wilfried Gnonto and Alessio Zerbin—to the Centro Tecnico Federale in Coverciano. Giorgio Scalvini and Tommaso Pobega have also been called up.  The 47 players will report to the CTF tomorrow and remain until May 31, when they leave for London.  The day before they leave, Mancini will release a list of players for the match at Wembley Stadium, and a list of players who will return to the CTF on 2 June.

Sunday, 29 May 2022 - The five Roma players that enjoyed success in the UEFA European Conference League in Tiranë on Wednesday have joined the squad in Coverciano.

Monday, 30 May 2022 - Following Giorgio Chiellini's final press conference as Italy captain, the Azzurri had a training session at the CTF. At the end of training, Roberto Mancini announced the list of thirty players to take part in the Finalissima. The remaining players will rest and return on Wednesday evening. The thirty-man squad will leave for London tomorrow morning and train at Wembley in the afternoon.
The Squad: Goalkeepers-Cragno, Donnarumma, Gollini, Meret, and the injured Sirigu; Defenders-Di Lorenzo, Florenzi, Lazzari, Acerbi, Bastoni, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson and Spinazzola; Midfielders-Barella, Cristante, Fratessi, Jorginho, Locatelli, Pessina, Tonali and Verratti; Forwards-Belotti, Bernardeschi, Gnonto, Insigne, Pellegrini, Politano, Raspadori and Scamacca.

Wednesday, 1 June 2022 - Finalissima:- Italy 0 Argentina 3 (87,112) - Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria shone at Wembley in a renewal of the contest between the champions of Europe and South America. Messi's run and cross et up the opener for Lautaro Martinez, who then turned provder for Di Maria to chip a second. Substitute Paulo Dybala rounded off a handsome win in injury time. Giorgio Chiellini played the first half of whta was his 118th and final international match. Argentina are on an unbeaten run of 32 matches.

Thursday, 2 June 2022 - The Azzurri return to Coverciano without Giorgio Chiellini, Lorenzo Insigne, Marco Verratti, Jorginho, Emerson and Federico Bernardeschi, who have all left the training camp. Training resumed in the evening along with those players who were not part of the trip to Wembley, who all had two days rest.

Saturday, 4 June 2022 - Italy 1 Germany 1 (28,000) - Coach Roberto Mancini made ten changes to the defeat to Argentina, with only goalkeeper Donnarumma keeping his place. Mancini was rewarded with a good peformance. Pellegrini scoring with an assist from Gnonto, Kimmich equalising three minutes later. It did not stop Mancini give six players their debuts, five from the bench.

Monday, 6 June 2022 - The Azzurri have arrived and are now training at Dino Manuzzi Stadium in Cesana. Samuele Ricci has left to join the under-21 for their European Championship qualifiers. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma continues to be monitored after he broke a finger on Saturday.

Tuesday, 7 June 2022 - Italy 2 Hungary 1 - European Champions Italy beat Hungary to top Group A3. Italy went ahead when Nicola Barella angled a strike into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area after good work from Leonard Spinazzola. Lorenzo Pellegrini doubled the hosts' lead with a low shot from Matteo Politano's pullback from the right. Hungary pulled one back through Gianluca Mancini's own goal.

Wednesday, 8 June 2022 - The national side returned to the FTC in Coverciano overnight and returned to training in the afternoon. Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Belotti have left the camp and returned to their clubs. It still leaves Roberto Mancini with 32 players to choose from.

Italy Form: last six games
D L W L D W  f 5:a 8  success: 50%
851 15 November 2021 -
Northern Ireland 0 Italy 0 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast
  WCP AD
852 24 March 2022 - Italy 0 North Macedonia 1 [0-0]
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Trajkovski WCP
PO
HL
853 29 March 2022 - Turkey 2 Italy 3 [1-1]
Büyükşehir Belediye Stayumu, Konya
Ünder, Dursun
Cristante, Raspadori (2)
Fr AW
854 1 June 2022 - Italy 0 Argentina 3 [0-2]
National Stadium, Wembley
Martínez, Di María, Dybala TC NL
855 4 June 2022 - Italy 1 Germany 1 [0-0]
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Pellegrini
Kimmich
NLP HD
856 7 June 2022 - Italy 2 Hungary 1 [2-0]
Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesana
Barella, Pellegrini
Mancini OG
HW

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