Paolo Nicolato

Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato saw real ‘progress’ after the 1-0 win over Montenegro, as this new era is beginning to look like a team. Lorenzo Colombo got the only…

The FIGC officially extended the contracts of Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato, as well as the coaches of the Italy Women’s, Futsal and Beach Soccer teams. It comes a few…

Coach Paolo Nicolato is ‘very proud’ to reach the European Under-21 Championship quarter-final and tells off his Italy players for not ‘understanding’ the referees after another red card. The Azzurrini…

Italy play Slovenia in the last match of Group B in the European Under-21 Championship and the fight for a place in the quarter-finals is completely open. Paolo Nicolato’s men…

Italy U21 CT Paolo Nicolato hits back at Spain U21 coach Luis de La Fuente waving away claims of unsportsmanlike behaviour. Gianluca Scamacca and Nicolò Rovella saw red against Spain on Saturday…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato insists he is ‘satisfied’ with the 0-0 draw against Spain, but another two red cards were ‘over the top.’ The result keeps their chances of…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato insists they can ‘take control of our own destiny’ in the showdown with Spain tonight. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, you can check the…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato insists a lack of ‘match fitness’ was behind their disappointing 1-1 Czech Republic result, but Sandro Tonali and Riccardo Marchizza are suspended against Spain. The…

Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato insists they are ‘ambitious’ going into the European U21 Championship, which begins tomorrow against the Czech Republic. The opening game kicks off on Wednesday at…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato reveals he changed tactics after a defeat to Sweden, so today’s 4-1 victory shows their progress. The Azzurrini completed their domination of the group with…

Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato outlines the ‘thousand problems’ they had on the road to qualifying for the European Championships. The Azzurrini flattened Luxembourg 4-0 this evening to book their…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato warns tomorrow’s crucial European Championship qualifier against Luxembourg is ‘like a cup final’ for the Azzurrini. They have one foot in the competition, which will…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato has praised his players for a crucial win against Iceland: ‘It wasn’t easy, some of them didn’t know each other.’ “We knew it would be…

Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato ‘remains optimistic’ going into the European Championship qualifier with Iceland, despite losing key players. It kicks off in Reykjavik on Friday at 16.30 UK time…

Italy U-21 coach Paolo Nicolato warns there is a significant difference in physical fitness with Sweden. ‘They are midway through the season, we just got out from under beach umbrellas.’…

Everton striker Moise Kean believes he has “responded on the pitch" to critics after scoring twice for Italy Under-21s against Armenia on Tuesday. The former Juventus youngster vented on social…

Paolo Nicolato singled out Moise Kean for praise after the “spirited” Everton striker scored twice in Italy Under-21’s 6-0 thrashing of Armenia on Tuesday. The European Under-21 Championship qualifier was due…

Italy U-21 boss Paolo Nicolato assures Everton striker Moise Kean has always been professional under his watch. "At his age it's not easy with this pressure." Kean has made headlines…

Italy U21 coach Paolo Nicolato said Patrick Cutrone “deserved” his brace in a 3-0 victory over Iceland. “It’s another step forward.” The Azzurrini leapfrogged Iceland into second place in their…

Italy Under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato warns that "not enough young Italians are playing regularly at the top level," although three were promoted to the senior squad. Nicolato's side has had…