Italy

Giampiero Ventura has two doubts for Italy going into tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, but the 4-2-4 remains intact. It kicks off at Udinese’s Dacia Arena on Sunday at…

Ciro Immobile says he feels “compelled” to help Italy’s youngsters as Gigio Donnarumma is making “a great choice” with the Under-21s. Immobile is one of the Azzurrini’s biggest success stories,…

Italy Under-21 Coach Luigi Di Biagio believes he has “one of the strongest” squads in the tournament. The Azzurrini get their Under-21 European Championship campaign underway against Denmark in nine…

Marco Verratti’s agent has slammed the FIGC for not adopting reserve teams, “which shows the backwardness” of Italian football’s governing body. Donato Di Campli was referring to the case of…

Juventus have announced that Claudio Marchisio suffered only “a mild groin strain” for Italy last night. The midfielder had to go off injured in the first half of the 3-0…

Italy Under 20s took the lead against England in the World Cup semi-final, but a disastrous second half display saw them crash out. Riccardo Orsolini got his fifth goal of…

Claudio Marchisio has pulled out of the Italy squad with an injury, with Inter’s Roberto Gagliardini replacing him. The midfielder limped off after just 17 minutes of last night’s 3-0…

Claudio Marchisio is out of Italy’s World Cup qualifier with Liechtenstein after limping off during the 3-0 win over Uruguay. The Juventus midfielder made his Azzurri comeback 17 months after…

Riccardo Montolivo admits it “felt like a third debut” on his Italy comeback against Uruguay, having been out of the Azzurri jersey for almost a year. “It felt like a…

Atalanta full-back Leonardo Spinazzola confessed he felt “indescribable emotions” on his full senior Italy debut against Uruguay. The 24-year-old played the entire 90 minutes of their 3-0 friendly victory in…

Stephan El Shaarawy said “confidence is fundamental for me and I have more of it” after Italy’s 3-0 friendly win over Uruguay. The ‘Little Pharaoh’ came off the bench and…

Eder insists Italy “believe we can do well in Spain” in September’s World Cup qualifier after sweeping Uruguay aside 3-0 in a friendly. The Inter striker came off the bench…

Giampiero Ventura feels Italy are “slowly achieving” the targets set after their 3-0 friendly victory over Uruguay helped build confidence. “It means that some of the objectives we had set…

Italy saw off Uruguay 3-0 in a Nice friendly thanks to a spectacular Jose Maria Gimenez own goal, Eder header and Daniele De Rossi penalty. This was the first victory…

Italy start Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ciro Immobile, Andrea Belotti and Lorenzo Insigne in a 4-2-4 formation as they face Uruguay in Nice. It kicks off at the Allianz Riviera in Nice…

Join us for all the build-up and action from tonight’s international friendly in Nice, as a new-look Italy side take on Uruguay. It kicks off in Nice at 19.45 UK…

Leonardo Spinazzola is expected to make his first Italy start when they take on Uruguay in Nice. The Azzurri are likely to line-up in a 4-2-4 formation, and CT Giampiero…

Paulo Sousa has been offered the job of Coach by Chinese club Jiangsu Suning after Giampiero Ventura turned it down. The Portuguese tactician is out of contract after two years…

The Italy squad for the European Under-21 Championship has been announced, including Gianluigi Donnarumma, Federico Bernardeschi, Domenico Berardi and Roberto Gagliardini. The tournament runs from June 18 in Poland with…

Daniele De Rossi looked back over “bad memories” of Uruguay ahead of tomorrow’s friendly and admitted he’ll probably quit the Italy squad next year. The international friendly kicks off in…