Azzurri in Apennine - Here are Italy's Euro history, stats & squad - all you need to know about Italy's Euro journey.
Manager: Roberto Mancini
FIFA ranking: 7
Star man: Marco Verratti (PSG) Complete midfielder, hoping a recent knee injury does not have an impact.
Look out for: Ciro Immobile (Lazio) Scored 20 goals in Serie A last season.
UK connections: Chelsea’s Jorginho is the only inclusion, buoyed by last weekend’s Champions League win. Mancini led Manchester City to their first PL title.
Did you know? Qualified with a 100 percent record, conceding only four goals in their 10 group games.
Euro best: Won 1968.
Winning odds: 11-1.
Top Star: Ciro Immobile
The good and stable performance in Lazio makes Immobile the essential striker of the Italian national team. His attacking nature could help Azzurri overcome difficulties.
History and Records
Best result: Champions 1968
EURO appearances: 9
EURO hosts: 1968 & 1980
Group Information
Friday 11 June
Group A: Turkey vs Italy (21:00 CET, Rome)
Wednesday 16 June
Group A: Italy vs Switzerland (21:00 CET, Rome)
Sunday 20 June
Group A: Italy vs Wales (18:00 CET, Rome)
Facts about the team
The Italian national football team has officially represented Italy in international football since their first match in 1910. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and their primary training ground, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located at the FIGC technical headquarters in Coverciano, Florence. The team is known as Azzurri (the Blues). Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional paint of the royal House of Savoy.
The Squad List
Goalkeepers: 21-Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), 26-Alex Meret (Napoli), 1-Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: 15-Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), 23-Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), 19-Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 2-Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 3-Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 13-Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea), 24-Alessandro Florenzi (Paris), 4-Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), 25-Rafael Toloi (Atalanta)
Midfielders: 18-Nicolo Barella (Inter), 16-Bryan Cristante (Roma), 8-Jorginho (Chelsea), 5-Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), 7-Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 12-Stefano Sensi (Inter), 6-Marco Verratti (Paris)
Forwards: 9-Andrea Belotti (Torino), 11-Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 20-Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), 14-Federico Chiesa (Juventus), 17-Ciro Immobile (Lazio), 10-Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 22-Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo)
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@afy is busy selecting some italian WAGs for the next article. Stay concerned...
Anthovagasta
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Allfootball Afers want to see Italian WAGs
sah_sannidhya
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With attackers have to pass a defence of Chiellini , Bonucci , Bastoni , Florenzi , Spinazzola only to face Donnarumma at the goal . Italian Defense is the best .
Brightberry
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Italy will come out first no matter what @FozaItaly..
Jamirl
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Italy would obviously finish first in this group,Switzerland and turkey are the teams we should be wary of in this group,both country teams have every possibility of causing a major stir especially turkey who are the underated team in the group,I'm not sure Wales are looking prepared for this tournament we shouldn't judge by their friendly matches,perharps an unexpected surprise could happen in the Euros...Good Luck to all the four teams