Italy U21
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Wikipedia
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| Stadium | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1898 (age 128) |
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| Competitions |
 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Qualification |
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8 | +20 | 21 | |
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8 | -3 | 10 | |
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8 | -9 | 10 | |
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8 | -19 | 0 |
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Goal Alberto Aquilani 4', Italy U21-Czech Republic U21 1:0
Goal Raul 42', Italy U21-Spain U21 1:1
Goal Merlin Röhl 117', Germany U21-Italy U21 3:2
Goal Giuseppe Ambrosino 90', Germany U21-Italy U21 2:2
Mattia Zanotti red card (Germany U21-Italy U21 90')
Goal Nelson Weiper 87', Germany U21-Italy U21 2:1
Wilfried Gnonto red card (Germany U21-Italy U21 81')
Goal Nick Woltemade 68', Germany U21-Italy U21 1:1
Goal Luca Koleosho 58', Germany U21-Italy U21 0:1
Germany U21 3 - 2 Italy U21 Highlights
Goal Niccolò Pisilli 59', Spain U21-Italy U21 1:1
Goal Jesús Rodríguez 53', Spain U21-Italy U21 1:0
Official: Australia poach Volpato from Italy for 2026 World Cup
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Official: Australia poach Volpato from Italy for 2026 World CupAustralia have poached an Italy Under-21 international for the World Cup, calling up Sassuolo forward Cristian Volpato for the senior squad
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Volpato makes Italy to Australia switch before World Cup
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Volpato made nine appearances for Italy under-21s and scored one goal [Getty Images]Former Italy under-21 international Cristian Volpato has switched allegiance to Australia before the Socceroos announce their squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup on 1 J
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World Cup 2026: Cristian Volpato makes Italy to Australia switch before World Cup
BBC Sport4 days
Former Italy under-21 international Cristian Volpato has switched allegiance to Australia before the Socceroos announce their squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup on 1 June
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Greece angered by Italy proposal to field U21 side in June friendly – Cancellation risk?
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Greece angered by Italy proposal to field U21 side in June friendly – Cancellation risk?Tuesday’s reports claim that the Greek football federation have been left frustrated by the suggestion that Italy will field a side primarily made up of U21 stars
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Sebastiano Desplanches | age 23 |  |
| 12 |
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Gioele Zacchi | age 22 | |
| 22 |
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Jacopo Sassi | age 22 |  |
| Defender | ||||
| 2 |
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Mattia Zanotti | age 23 |  |
| 3 |
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Matteo Ruggeri | age 23 |  |
| 5 |
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Lorenzo Pirola | age 24 |  |
| 6 |
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Daniele Ghilardi | age 23 | |
| 13 |
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Michael Kayode | age 21 |  |
| 16 |
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Riccardo Turricchia | age 23 |  |
| 19 |
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Gabriele Guarino | age 22 |  |
| 22 |
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Brando Moruzzi | age 21 | |
| 23 |
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Alessandro Bianconi | age 27 |  |
| 23 |
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Luca Marianucci | age 21 |  |
| Midfielder | ||||
| 4 |
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Matteo Prati | age 22 | |
| 8 |
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Cesare Casadei | age 23 | |
| 11 |
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Tommaso Baldanzi | age 23 | |
| 14 |
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Giovanni Fabbian | age 23 |  |
| 18 |
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Issa Doumbia | age 22 | |
| 21 |
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Jacopo Fazzini | age 23 | |
| Forward | ||||
| 9 |
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Giuseppe Ambrosino | age 22 |  |
| 10 |
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Wilfried Gnonto | age 22 |  |
