Italy national football B team
Italy national football B team is a B team representing the Italian Football Federation. The most recent fixture was a non-A friendly with San Marino on 31 May 2017.[1][2][3]
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Home stadium | N/A |
| First international | |
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| Biggest win | |
| Italy 12–0 Luxembourg (Como, Italy; 10 April 1932) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Current squad
The following players have been called up for the friendly match against San Marino on 31 May 2017.[4] Some of the players who born in 1994 or after, were also eligible to Italy national under-21 football team, which qualified to the final stage of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Ages, clubs and caps[5] updated as of 31 May 2017
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Simone Scuffet | 31 May 1996 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Udinese |
| 15 | GK | Pierluigi Gollini | 0 | 0 | Atalanta (on loan from Aston Villa) | |
| 2 | DF | Andrea Conti | 1 | 0 | Atalanta | |
| 3 | DF | Danilo D'Ambrosio | 1 | 0 | Internazionale | |
| 6 | DF | Mattia Caldara | 1 | 1 | Atalanta (on loan from Juventus) | |
| 13 | DF | Cristiano Biraghi | 1 September 1992 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Pescara |
| 14 | DF | Alex Ferrari | 0 | 0 | Verona (on loan from Bologna) | |
| 15 | DF | Gian Marco Ferrari | 1 | 1 | Crotone (on loan from Sassuolo) | |
| 19 | DF | Federico Ceccherini | Crotone | |||
| 22 | DF | Davide Calabria | 0 | 0 | Milan | |
| DF | Emerson Palmieri | 0 | 0 | Roma | ||
| MF | Daniele Baselli | Torino | ||||
| MF | Danilo Cataldi | Genoa | ||||
References
- "Italy's emerging youth prospects will take on San Marino in May" (Press release). Italian Football Federation. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Italy side of the future beats San Marino 8-0 with Lapadula netting a hat-trick" (Press release). Italian Football Federation. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "L'Italia strapazza San Marino: tripletta di Lapadula, finisce 8-0". Sky Sport (in Italian). Sky Italia. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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- "Italia-San Marino a Empoli: ecco i 22 Azzurri. Domani i convocati dell'Under 21" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Italy 8-0 San Marino". ESPN. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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