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Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 2 September 2021

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Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 2 September 2021.

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La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 2 September 2021.


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Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 2 September 2021 .


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Tutto Sport, Front Page, Thursday 2 September 2021.


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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Italy vs Bulgaria, Probable Lineups, Thursday 2 September 2021

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Italy – Bulgaria

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👉 Here are Italy vs Bulgaria probable lineups for the FIFA World Cup Qualification game on Thursday 2 September 2021 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy at 20:45.

ITALY (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Nicolò Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne

Bulgaria (4-4-2): Naumov; Turitsov, Antov, Hristov, Bozhikov; Iliev, Chochev, Malinov, Yankov; Despodov, Iliev

👉 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Group C, Italy leading with 9 points

Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini

It is Referee Serdar Gözübüyük from Netherlands will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED) and Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED). The Fourth Official will be Allard Lindhout (NED). The VAR will be Pol van Boekel (NED) and the AVAR will be Rob Dieperink (NED). The Referee Assessor will be Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

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🇮🇹 👉 The Italian National Team Schedule (all times CEST)

Thursday 2 September 2021
20.45 – ITALY vs. Bulgaria (Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence). Media duties and return to Coverciano following the game.
Friday 3 September 2021
11.30 – Training on the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
Saturday 4 September 2021
10.00 – Swiss press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
11.00 – Swiss training at the St. Jacob Park in Basel (open for first 15 minutes)
11.00 – Transfer Florence – Basel
17.30 – ITALY press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
18.00 – ITALY training at St. Jacob Park in Basel (open for first 15 minutes)
Sunday 5 September 2021
20.45 – Switzerland vs. ITALY (St. Jacob Park). Media duties following the game
Monday 6 September 2021
11.30 – Training at the C.S. Basel (closed)
18.00 – Transfer Basel – Reggio Emilia
Tuesday 7 September 2021
16.45 – ITALY press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
17.15 – ITALY training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open for first 15 minutes)
18.15 –Lithuania press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
18.45 – Lithuania training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open for first 15 minutes)
Wednesday 8 September 2021
20.45 – ITALY vs. Lithuania (‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium). Media duties after the match, then the return of players and staff to their respective clubs.

 

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Italy – Bulgaria
Thursday 2 September 2021
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy

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Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Referee Assessor: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Napoli Goalkeeper Alex Meret will miss Italy games in September for injury

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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announce that goalkeeper Alex Meret, following investigations carried out after suffering an injury during last week Serie A Round 2, will not be available for the national team’s next matches.  The x-ray images, which have already been sent to the Napoli medical team, show a fracture of the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae. Meret will return to Napoli after tomorrow’s match between Italy and Bulgaria.

Meret will miss all three qualification games  for the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Bulgaria (Florence, Stadio Artemio Franchi, 2 September at 20.45 CEST), Switzerland (Basel, St. Jacobs Park Stadium, 5 September at 20.45 CEST), and Lithuania (Reggio Emilia, Stadio Città del Tricolore, 8 September at 20.45 CEST).

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🇮🇹 👉 The Italian National Team Schedule (all times CEST)

Wednesday 1 September
17:30 – Italy press conference at the Coverciano CTF Auditorium
18:00 – Italy training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
19:30 – Bulgaria press conference at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence
20:00 – Bulgaria training at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 2 September
20:45 – ITALY vs. Bulgaria (Stadio ‘Franchi’ in Florence). Press conference after the match and return to Coverciano

Friday 3 September
11:30 – Training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano

Saturday 4 September
10:00 – Switzerland press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
11:00 – Switzerland Training at St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)
11:00 – Transfer Florence-Basel
17:30 – Press conference ITALY at the St. Jacob Park in Basel
18:00 – ITALY training at the St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)

Sunday 5 September
20:45 – Switzerland vs. ITALY (St. Jacob’s Park stadium). Press conference after the match

Monday 6 September
11:30 – Training at the C.S. Basel (closed)
18:00 – Transfer Basel-Reggio Emilia

Tuesday 7 September
16:45 – ITALY press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
17:15 – ITALY training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)
18:15 – Lithuania press conference at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
18:45 – Lithuania training at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)

Wednesday 8 September

20:45 – ITALY vs. Lithuania (Città del Tricolore Stadium). At the end of the match, press conference

FIFA World Cup Qualifications: Italy National Team Second Day Training Tuesday 31 August 2021

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Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini leading the second training session on Tuesday 31 August 2021 at Coverciano ahead of their qualifying matches for the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Bulgaria (Florence, Stadio Artemio Franchi, 2 September at 20.45 CEST), Switzerland (Basel, St. Jacobs Park Stadium, 5 September at 20.45 CEST), and Lithuania (Reggio Emilia, Stadio Città del Tricolore, 8 September at 20.45 CEST).

Training will continue on Wednesday 1 September at the  ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch in Coverciano.   Bulgaria team will have a press conference at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence and training at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

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🇮🇹 👉 Italian Squad List

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Pierluigi Gollini (Tottenham), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa);

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Davide Calabria (AC Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Lione), Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Frello Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Chelsea), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Moise Kean (Everton), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).

🇮🇹 👉 The Italian National Team Schedule (all times CEST)

Wednesday 1 September
17:30 – Italy press conference at the Coverciano CTF Auditorium
18:00 – Italy training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
19:30 – Bulgaria press conference at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence
20:00 – Bulgaria training at the ‘Franchi’ stadium in Florence (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 2 September
20:45 – ITALY vs. Bulgaria (Stadio ‘Franchi’ in Florence). Press conference after the match and return to Coverciano

Friday 3 September
11:30 – Training at the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano

Saturday 4 September
10:00 – Switzerland press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
11:00 – Switzerland Training at St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)
11:00 – Transfer Florence-Basel
17:30 – Press conference ITALY at the St. Jacob Park in Basel
18:00 – ITALY training at the St. Jacob Park in Basel (open to the press the first 15′)

Sunday 5 September
20:45 – Switzerland vs. ITALY (St. Jacob’s Park stadium). Press conference after the match

Monday 6 September
11:30 – Training at the C.S. Basel (closed)
18:00 – Transfer Basel-Reggio Emilia

Tuesday 7 September
16:45 – ITALY press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
17:15 – ITALY training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)
18:15 – Lithuania press conference at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
18:45 – Lithuania training at ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open to the press the first 15′)

Wednesday 8 September

20:45 – ITALY vs. Lithuania (Città del Tricolore Stadium). At the end of the match, press conference, d

FIFA World Cup Qualifications: Italy National Team First Day Training Monday 30 August 2021

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Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini directing the first training session with the Azzurri on Monday 30  August 2021 at Coverciano ahead of their qualifying matches for the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Bulgaria (Florence, Stadio Artemio Franchi, 2 September at 20.45 CEST), Switzerland (Basel, St. Jacobs Park Stadium, 5 September at 20.45 CEST), and Lithuania (Reggio Emilia, Stadio Città del Tricolore, 8 September at 20.45 CEST).

Training camp at Coverciano begins: Lazzari out, first session in the afternoon

One month and a half after the triumph at Wembley, the Azzurri are now back at Coverciano as they get back to World Cup qualifying. The Azzurri met at the Federal Technical Centre yesterday evening and will have their first training session this afternoon in preparation for games against Bulgara (Florence, Stadio Franchi, 2 September at 20:45 CEST), Switzerland (Basel, St. Jakob Park, 5 September at 20:45 CEST) and Lithuania (Reggio Emilia, Stadio del Tricolore, 8 September at 20:45 CEST).

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) reports that the players involved in yesterday evening’s matches (Sunday 29 August) – Salernitana vs. Roma in Serie A and Reims vs. PSG in Ligue 1 – will join the group today. Lazio defender Manuel Lazzari pulled out of the squad after picking up a knock during the game Lazio against Spezia.

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🇮🇹 👉 Italian Squad List

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Pierluigi Gollini (Tottenham), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa);

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Lione), Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Frello Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Chelsea), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Moise Kean (Everton), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).

🇮🇹 👉 The Italian National Team Schedule (all times CEST)

Monday 30 August
13.45 –Head Coach’s press conference at Coverciano
17.30 – Training on the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
Tuesday 31 August
13.45 – FIGC-LAPS Foundation press conference at Coverciano
14.00 – Player press conference at Coverciano
17.30 – Training on the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
Wednesday 1 September
17.30 – Italy press conference at Coverciano
18.00 – Team training on the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano

19.30 – Bulgaria press conference at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence
20.00 – Bulgaria training at Stadio Artemio Franchi (open for first 15 minutes)
Thursday 2 September
20.45 – ITALY vs. Bulgaria (Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence). Media duties and return to Coverciano following the game.
Friday 3 September
11.30 – Training on the ‘Vittorio Pozzo’ pitch at Coverciano
Saturday 4 September
10.00 – Swiss press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
11.00 – Swiss training at the St. Jacob Park in Basel (open for first 15 minutes)
11.00 – Transfer Florence – Basel
17.30 – ITALY press conference at St. Jacob Park in Basel
18.00 – ITALY training at St. Jacob Park in Basel (open for first 15 minutes)
Sunday 5 September
20.45 – Switzerland vs. ITALY (St. Jacob Park). Media duties following the game
Monday 6 September
11.30 – Training at the C.S. Basel (closed)
18.00 – Transfer Basel – Reggio Emilia
Tuesday 7 September
16.45 – ITALY press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
17.15 – ITALY training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open for first 15 minutes)
18.15 –Lithuania press conference at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium
18.45 – Lithuania training at the ‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium (open for first 15 minutes)
Wednesday 8 September
20.45 – ITALY vs. Lithuania (‘Città del Tricolore’ stadium). Media duties after the match, then the return of players and staff to their respective clubs.