Sacchi: ‘Balo lacking intelligence’
Arrigo Sacchi criticised Italy for their performance against Poland, singling out Mario Balotelli as an example of lacking “intelligence.” The Azzurri recovered from a Piotr Zielinski opener with a Jorginho…
Arrigo Sacchi criticised Italy for their performance against Poland, singling out Mario Balotelli as an example of lacking “intelligence.” The Azzurri recovered from a Piotr Zielinski opener with a Jorginho…
Genoa forward Andrea Favilli has left the Italy Under-21 camp after sustaining an injury. He had come off the bench in the 3-0 friendly defeat to Slovakia last night and…
Gigi Di Biagio admits “there is a lot we have to work on” after his Italy Under-21 side lost a friendly 3-0 to Slovakia. This was the third defeat of…
Italy Under-21s suffered their heaviest defeat in the Gigi Di Biagio era, falling 3-0 to Slovakia in a friendly with an experimental system. Coach Di Biagio tested out a new…
Italy’s Under-21 side fought back for a 1-1 draw away to France, as Christian Capone cancelled out a Moussa Dembele opener. Coach Gigi Di Biagio completed the season with the…
Milan trio Davide Calabria, Manuel Locatelli and Patrick Cutrone are included in Luigi Di Biagio’s first squad back with Italy Under 21s. Di Biagio took caretaker charge of the senior…
Gigi Di Biagio named his squad for the Italy Under-21 friendlies against Portugal and France, including Patrick Cutrone and Enrico Brignola. The Azzurrini visit Portugal in Estoril on May 25…
Andrea Pirlo is reportedly set to become Roberto Mancini’s Italy assistant, while Massimo Ambrosini could take the same role with the Under 21s. According to Calciomercato.com, Mancini’s lawyer and wife…
Italy Under-21 side transformed their line-up for this evening’s friendly against Serbia in Novi Sad. It kicks off at the Karadjordje Stadium at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT). Caretaker manager…
Alberico Evani believes Italy “deserved more” from their 1-1 draw with Norway, but the Under-21 side conceded “a bizarre goal.” The Azzurrini dominated the match in Perugia, yet wasted numerous…
The Italy Under-21 side wasted numerous chances, hit the woodwork twice and were held to a 1-1 friendly draw by Norway. This was the first game for Coach Alberico Evani,…
FIGC co-Commissioner Alessandro Costacurta is confident they’ll be able to introduce Reserve Teams. “Many have tried and failed.” The Italian Football Federation and Lega Serie A were placed under Commissioners…
Milan full-back Davide Calabria is injured and Patrick Cutrone moves to the senior Italy squad, so Sassuolo defender Claud Adjapong is called for the Under-21 side. The Azzurrini will play…
The FIGC has confirmed that Italy Under-21 boss Luigi Di Biagio will be in charge for the Azzurri’s friendlies against Argentina and England in March. The temporary promotion comes as…
Italy Under-21 winger Riccardo Orsolini dedicated his late winner against Russia to Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini. “Let’s hope he plays me more now!” Orsolini scored deep in stoppage time…
Luigi Di Biagio said he was ‘fairly happy’ with Italy Under-21s’ 4-0 victory over Morocco on Tuesday. Italy won their third straight game by a big scoreline, but while Di…
Luigi Di Biagio hailed debutant Fabio Depaoli for a ‘great’ performance during Italy Under-21s’ 6-2 victory over Hungary on Thursday. Depaoli only broke into Chievo’s first team at the start…
Italy Under-21s scored five goals in the first half en route to thrashing Hungary 6-2 on Thursday. Italy flew out the traps through Milan striker Patrick Cutrone, who netted twice…
Italy Under-21 boss Luigi Di Biagio says the Azzurrini’s 4-1 win against Slovenia on Tuesday “lets us move forward.” Italy were rampant in their victory over Slovenia, which ensured they…
Italy Under-21s stylishly returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Slovenia on Monday. Italy had lost back-to-back games against Spain, but goals from Andrea Favilli, Federico Chiesa, Riccardo…