Euro 2020: Italy factfile
Paris, June 1, 2021 (AFP) - Factfile on Italy ahead of Euro 2020, which starts on June 11:
Previous Euro performance: Nine participations, winners 1968
Other honours: World Cup winners 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
FIFA ranking: 7
Nickname: Gli Azzurri
Coach: Roberto Mancini
Star players: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile
Main clubs: Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan
How did they qualify: Won Group J
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Italy 7 San Marino 0 (May 28)
Italy v Czech Republic (June 4)
Provisional 28-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea/ENG), Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta)
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea/ENG), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Matteo Politano (Napoli).
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