Italy Euro 2024: Squad, Schedule, and Latest Updates

The Champions are back and are getting ready to ascend the throne of Europe once more. However, after lifting the Euro 2020 trophy, Azzurri went through all kinds of troubles and changes. They failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar and have in the meantime replaced the head coach Roberto Mancini with former Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti. Spalletti was able to breathe some confidence in the Italian supporters and Italy is once again looking like a contender. It will be interesting to see whether they can repeat the same success from the last Euros as you can never count out the Azzurri.

Team Info

Italy is a football nation through and throughout. The people in Italy live and breathe football. It accounts for the many successes their national team has been having during its history and in recent years as well.

Element	Explanation
Full Team Name	Italy
Founded	1898
Association	Italian Football Federation
Head Coach	Luciano Spalletti
Captain	Gianluigi Donnarumma
Most Caps	Gianluigi Buffon (176)
Top Scorer	Gigi Riva (35)
FIFA Ranking	9

Current Squad

New coach Luciano Spalletti has decided to mix things up a bit. He left out some recognisable names who helped with winning Euro 2020 and brought in some new and younger players. The veterans Ciro Immobile and Marco Verratti are out, but a more surprising omission is the Juve’s Manuel Locatelli. He was one of the best midfield options for Italy at Euro 2020 but had dropped in form in recent years, justifying him being left out. If you want to go into details, our Euro 2024 expert insights might be the right place.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur), Ivan Provedel (Lazio).
Defenders: Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Iner Milan), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna).
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan), Jorginho (Arsenal), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona).
Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

Team Statistics (qualifiers)

Italy had problems in the qualifiers, but thanks to a win versus North Macedonia by 5:2 and a draw versus direct rivals Ukraine by 0:0, they went through as the second team in Group C.

Element	Explanation
Matches Played	8
Wins	6
Draws	2
Losses	2
Goals Scored	16
Goals Conceded	9

Recent Match Results

The coaching change seems to have benefited Gli Azzurri. They lost only a single game in their last nine matchups. They have three wins out of four most recent games. They won against Venezuela by 2:1 and Ecuador by 2:0, both in friendlies and are upping their form for the very start of the tournament.

Key Players

The most significant players in the Euro 2024 Italy squad have changed compared to four years ago. Their best scorer Ciro Immobile is not more, as well as holding midfielders Marco Verratti and Manuel Locatelli. However, coach Luciano Spalletti has found a way to replace those veterans with new additions to the team.

Player Profiles

The Italy Euro 2024 team will be led by their captain and last tournament’s best player, Gianluigi Donnarumma. He is the very embodiment of Gianluigi Buffon when he plays for the national side. He may not have had a great season at PSG, but he knows how to turn things around when he plays for his country.

An important piece of the puzzle should be Federico Chiesa. He has had a lot of trouble due to injuries in recent years, barring him from performing for both club and country. Now, he has an excellent chance to show what he is made of and try to bring his team close to the trophy as much as possible.

Euro 2024 Schedule

Italy schedule starts with an easier matchup against Albania. But things only get much harder in Group B.

Latest News

One of Italy’s best defenders and possible starters for the tournament, Atalanta’s Giorgio Scalvini, was forced to withdraw from the competition. He was replaced by Juve’s Federico Gatti. But Scalvini’s injury creates problems for Spalleti’s backline as he needs to think up another solution and do it fast.

It seems that either Gianluca Mancini or Alessandro Buongiorno are in line to take one of the back three spots from the start of the tournament.

Tactical Analysis

Spalleti didn’t change the way Italy plays so much. Instead, he kept a similar style and expanded on it with the players he has. His managerial prowess which allowed him to win Serie A last season with Napoli has allowed him to make the necessary changes for the national team.

Playing Style and Formation

Italy utilises a 3-4-3 system, sometimes changing into a 3-4-2-1. The back-three line has become a hallmark of every Italian club in modern football, so it makes sense to use it within the national team. Dimarco is a crucial player in that system as he has made the left wing position his own, but at Inter and for the national team. Bellanova should start on the right side, but changes could happen until the start of the tournament.

Team History

Gli Azzurri are one of the best football teams in the world. Success at a major tournament means everything to them, and winning back-to-back Euro titles will be amazing.

Overview

Italy been present at 10 European Championships so far, with this being their 11th tournament. This means that they will be playing in their 8th Euros in a row, as they have never missed a single competition since 1996.

Interestingly, they are much better at the World Cup. they have played in 18 competitions so far. Unfortunately, they broke the cycle of 12 tournaments in a row when they failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

Achievements and Honors

Italy have won two European Championship titles and four World Cup trophies. They also played in the final at Euro 2000 and finished fourth in 1980. As far as the World Cup goes, they played in the final of the 1970 and 1994 World Cups and lost on both occasions, while they ranked third in Italy in 1990.

European Championship Winners:

1968, 2020

World Cup Winners:

19634, 1938, 1982, 2006

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