Italy national under-20 football team

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Italy Under-20
Nickname(s) Azzurrini
Association Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio
Head coach Alberigo Evani
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1977)
Best result Quarter-final, 1987, 2005, 2009

Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

History

The U20 team is the de facto under-19 of the previous year, and it acts mainly as a feeder team for the U21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 result. The U19 team finished runners-up of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, thereby qualifying for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Any player may receive an U20 call-up regardless of whether they have played for the under-19 team. As the team mainly participate in friendly tournaments, overage players may also be selected.

The team participated in an annual Four Nations Tournament with Germany, Switzerland and Poland (in the past Austria or an invitee), which was the main fixture of the U20 team.

The team also have an annual fixture with the Serie D Best XI after the end of the season, from 2007[1][2][3][4] (except 2009, which the U-20 (B team) was coined "U-19 team" and coached by U-19 coach Massimo Piscedda,[5][6] which the A team went to Mediterranean Games).The 2006 edition was also played by the de facto U20 team but coached by U19 coach Paolo Berrettini.[7] The 2011 edition was played by Italy Universiade team.[8]

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

  • 1977: 3rd in Group C
  • 1979: Did not qualify
  • 1981: 4th in Group B
  • 1983: Did not qualify
  • 1985: Did not qualify
  • 1987: Quarter-final
  • 1989 to 2003: Did not qualify
  • 2005: Quarter-final
  • 2007: Did not qualify
  • 2009: Quarter-final
  • 2011: Did not qualify
  • 2013: Did not qualify
  • 2015: Did not qualify

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up to the squad for the Four Nations Tournament match against Switzerland on 17 November 2015.[9]

Caps as of 17 November 2015

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lorenzo Montipò (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Siena (on loan from Novara)
1GK Wladimiro Falcone (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Italy Savona (on loan from Sampdoria)
2DF Michele Troiani (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 27) Italy Chievo
2DF Lorenzo Venuti (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Italy Brescia (on loan from Fiorentina)
2DF Marco Pinato (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) Italy Vicenza
2DF Andrea Gasbarro (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29) Italy Livorno
2DF Arturo Calabresi (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) Italy Livorno (on loan from Roma)
2DF Giacomo Sciacca (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) Italy Renate
2DF Luca Iotti (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28) Spain Elche II
2DF Michele Somma (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29) Italy Brescia (on loan from Roma)
3MF Leonardo Capezzi (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29) Italy Crotone (on loan from Fiorentina)
3MF Andrea Palazzi (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Livorno (on loan from Inter Milan)
3MF Luca Mazzitelli (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28) Italy Brescia (on loan from Roma)
3MF Giovanni Sbrissa (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 27) Italy Vicenza (on loan from Sassuolo)
3MF Stefano Sensi (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 28) Italy Cesena
3MF Michele Rocca (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28) 3 0 Italy Sampdoria
3MF Daniele Verde (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Frosinone (on loan from Roma)
3MF Mattia Aramu (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 28) Italy Livorno (on loan from Torino)
3MF Antonio Palumbo (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Italy Ternana
4FW Massimiliano Gatto (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28) Italy Pro Vercelli (on loan from Chievo)
4FW Andrea Petagna (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28) Italy Ascoli (on loan from Milan)
4FW Simone Rosso (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28) Italy Brescia (on loan from Torino)
4FW Claudio Morra (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Italy Andria (on loan from Torino)

Recent-call-up

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Pierluigi Gollini (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) Italy Verona v.  Poland in October 2015
GK Guido Guerrieri (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Lazio v.   Switzerland in September 2015
DF Elio Capradossi (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28) Italy Roma training camp in August 2015
DF Pietro Ceccaroni (1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 (age 28) Italy SPAL v.   Switzerland in September 2015
DF Filippo Costa (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 28) England Bournemouth training camp in August 2015
DF Leonardo Fontanesi (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Sassuolo v.  Poland in October 2015
DF Andrea Gemignani (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Pontedera training camp in August 2015
DF Sebastiano Luperto (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 27) Italy Napoli v.   Switzerland in September 2015
DF Federico Mattiello (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 28) Italy Chievo v.  Poland in October 2015
DF Luca Zanon (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 27) Italy Entella v.   Switzerland in September 2015
MF Enrico Baldini (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 27) Italy Inter Milan v.   Switzerland in September 2015
MF Luca Crecco (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) Italy Lanciano v.   Switzerland in September 2015
MF Nicolò Fazzi (with U21 team in November) (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29) Italy Entella v.  Poland in October 2015
MF Alberto Grassi (with U21 team in November) (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29) Italy Atalanta v.  Germany in November 2015
MF Edoardo Oneto (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) Italy Sampdoria training camp in August 2015
MF José Mauri (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 27) Italy Milan v.  Poland in October 2015
MF Lorenzo Pellegrini (injury in November) (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Sassuolo v.  Germany in November 2015
FW Accursio Bentivegna (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Como v.   Switzerland in September 2015
FW Cristian Bunino (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Livorno (on loan from Juventus) training camp in August 2015
FW Pierluigi Cappelluzzo (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Pescara training camp in August 2015
FW Patrick Ciurria (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) Italy Spezia v.   Switzerland in September 2015
FW Leonardo Morosini (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28) Italy Brescia training camp in August 2015
FW Alessandro Piu (with U21 team in November) (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 27) Italy Empoli v.  Germany in November 2015
FW Mattia Rossetti (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 27) Italy Catania v.   Switzerland in September 2015

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See also

References

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