ITALY GROUP C Spain Ireland Croatia Italy national team lineup
HIGHS AND LOWS The Azzurri may have ruled the world as recently as 2006 but they have struggled a little closer to home in a tournament they have regularly disappointed in. That said, had Alessandro Del Piero been wearing his shooting boots the EURO 2000 final would have been long put to bed before Sylvain Wiltord’s stoppage-time equaliser and David Trezeguet’s Golden Goal winner.
The final in Rotterdam Cesare Prandelli
was assured after a quite remarkable victory over the hosts in Amsterdam when, reduced to 10 men, Italy clung
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on for a draw after Holland missed two penalties in normal time, before spurning three more in the shootout. To find Italy’s only
European Championship success you have to go all the way back to 1968 when the format was radically different to the 16-team tournament we have now. Back then Italy progressed
to the final at the expense of Russia on the toss of a coin. The final against Yugoslavia went to a replay which the Italians won 2-0 in Rome thanks to goals from Luigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi.
AMAZING FACT Italy have only conceded more than a single goal in a competitive game once since October 2009.
NICKNAME: Azzurri (The Blues)
HOME STADIUM: Various
COLOURS/STRIP: Blue shirts, white shorts, blue socks
COACH: Cesare Prandelli, July 2010
CAPTAIN: Gigi Buffon, February 2011
HIGHEST SCORER: Luigi Riva (35) 1965-1974
MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Fabio Cannavaro (136) 1997-2010
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