Italy playing this friendly game against Malta preparing for the UEFA EURO 2016. It’s an important match because Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte will check the condition of his players for the final 23-Squad list for the Euro 2016.
It’s Italy to open the score in the 57th minute. Forward Graziano Pellè defeatig Scotland goalkeeper Marshall with a powerful right footed shot from about 18 yards. Way to go!
Photo: facebook.com/NazionaleCalcio
Italy coach Conte making substitutions.
In the 59th minute, forward Lorenzo Insigne replacing Citadin Éder.
In the 60th minute, midfielder Federico Bernardeschi replacing midfielder Matteo Darmian.
In the 62nd minute, midfielder Marco Parolo replacing midfielder Antonio Candreva.
Time to test more players in the 67th minute. Forward Simone Zaza replacing forward Graziano Pellè. Midfielder Jorginho replacing midfielder Daniele De Rossi.
Italy closer to the goal in the 68th minute, but Bernardeschi is caught offside after forward Lorenzo Insigne’s through ball.
In the 80th minute, Conte replacing midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini to bring midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura.
Stats. There are 10 precedents between Italy vs Scotland. Stats showing Italy with 7 wins, 2 draws, and Scotland with 1 win. The only victory of Scotland back in 1965. The last match between Italy vs Scotland was on November 17, 2007 for the Euro qualification when Italy won 2-1 in Glasgow thanks to the goals by Luca Toni and Panucci.
Here is ITALY official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
ITALY (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Florenzi, De Rossi, Giaccherini, De Sciglio; Éder, Pellè.
Here is SCOTLAND official starting lineup by coach Strachan:
Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte preparing the team ahead of the EURO 2016. Conte leading the training on Friday 27 May 2016 at the Technical Center of Coverciano in Florence, Italy. The Italian team had a morning training session at 10:30 behind closed doors. Press Conference at 13:30 and the afternoon training session was open to the media for the first 15 minutes. Conte will test his players in this upcoming friendly game Italy vs Scotland on Sunday 29 May at the Ta Qali Stadium in Malta.
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Here are the photos courtesy by facebook.com/NazionaleCalcio
Italy players during training in Coverciano
AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci
AS Roma and Italy forward Stephan El Shaarawy
The squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain); Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham), Daniele Rugani (Juventus); Wingers: Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Davide Zappacosta (Torino); Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Stefano Sturaro (Juventus); Forwards: Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus).
Auxiliary goalkeeper: Alex Meret (Udinese)
Staff – Head coach: Antonio Conte; team manager: Gabriele Oriali; secretary: Mauro Vladovich; assistant coaches: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani; fitness coaches: Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli; federal doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi; physiotherapists: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto and Pasquale Raia.
The full programme is as follows (all times in CEST)
Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. SCOTLAND friendly
Friday, 27th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 28th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:25 Departure for Malta (flight Firenze-Malta)
18:25 Scheduled arrival in Malta and transfer to Westin Dragonara Hotel
19:00 Press conference at the Ta’ Qali Stadium (Italy head coach + one player)
Sunday, 29th May 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALY vs. SCOTLAND at the Ta’ Qali Stadium
Press conference and transfer to the airport following the game
00:50 Departure of charter flight to Roma/ Milano Malpensa
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Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. FINLAND friendly
Tuesday, 31st May 2016 (Submission to UEFA of the EURO 2016 official 23-man squad within 24:00)
18:00 Meet up at the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome
20:30 RAI TV show ‘Sogno Azzurro”
22:30 Departure from Rome to Florence and transfer to Coverciano
Tuesday, 1st June 2016
10:00 Official squad photo with Scervino and Puma outfits (open only to photographers and TV operators)
followed by a training session behind closed doors
14:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thurday, 2nd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 3rd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 4th June 2016
09:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Sunday, 5th June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:00 Training session (behind closed doors)
18:03 Departure train from Florence to Verona Porta Nuova
20:10 Press conference at the Stadio Bentegodi (Italy head coach + one player)
Monday, 6th June 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALY vs. FINLAND at the Stadio Bentegodi
Press conference after the game
Wednesday, 8th June 2016
18:00 Meet up at the Malpensa Hotel
21:30 Departure of charter flight from Milano Malpensa to Montpellier
22:50 Scheduled arrival in Montpellier and transfer to Marriot Courtyard Hotel
Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up 30 players for the second of three steps in the Azzurri’s preparations for EURO 2016 has officially begun. Conte will have time to check players and their fitness during this second training camp before making the official final 23-called up list on May 31. As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) the team will meet up on Tuesday 24 May. The day will start with sponsorship related activities, while the first training session will take place in the afternoon.
AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo and Paris Saint Germain midfielder Thiago Motta will join the squad and have their fitness assessed. Good news is for Udinese Calcio and Italy U19 youngster Alex Meret will also take part in the camp as an additional goalkeeper.
The Italian team will remain in Coverciano until May 28 when they will depart for Malta to take on Scotland at the Ta’Qali Stadium on 29th May (20:45 CEST) in their penultimate friendly ahead of the EUROs. Italy’s last preparatory match will be Italy vs Finland on June 6 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy.
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Italy National Team squad for the Second Preparation ahead of EURO 2016
Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham), Daniele Rugani (Juventus);
Wingers: Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Davide Zappacosta (Torino);
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Stefano Sturaro (Juventus);
Forwards: Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus).
Auxiliary goalkeeper: Alex Meret (Udinese)
Staff – Head coach: Antonio Conte; team manager: Gabriele Oriali; secretary: Mauro Vladovich; assistant coaches: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani; fitness coaches: Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli; federal doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi; physiotherapists: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto and Pasquale Raia.
The full programme is as follows (all times in CEST) Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. SCOTLAND friendly
Tuesday, 24th May 2016
12:00 Meet up in Coverciano – Sponsor Day
13:30 Press conference (Italy head coach)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thurday, 26th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference with FIAT
15:30 Press conference (players)
17:00 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 27th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 28th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:25 Departure for Malta (flight Firenze-Malta)
18:25 Scheduled arrival in Malta and transfer to Westin Dragonara Hotel
19:00 Press conference at the Ta’ Qali Stadium (Italy head coach + one player)
Sunday, 29th May 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALYvs. SCOTLAND at the Ta’ Qali Stadium
Press conference and transfer to the airport following the game
00:50 Departure of charter flight to Roma/ Milano Malpensa
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Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. FINLAND friendly
Tuesday, 31st May 2016 (Submission to UEFA of the EURO 2016 official 23-man squad within 24:00)
18:00 Meet up at the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome
20:30 RAI TV show ‘Sogno Azzurro”
22:30 Departure from Rome to Florence and transfer to Coverciano
Tuesday, 1st June 2016
10:00 Official squad photo with Scervino and Puma outfits (open only to photographers and TV operators)
followed by a training session behind closed doors
14:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thurday, 2nd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 3rd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 4th June 2016
09:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Sunday, 5th June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:00 Training session (behind closed doors)
18:03 Departure train from Florence to Verona Porta Nuova
20:10 Press conference at the Stadio Bentegodi (Italy head coach + one player)
Monday, 6th June 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALY vs. FINLAND at the Stadio Bentegodi
Press conference after the game
Wednesday, 8th June 2016
18:00 Meet up at the Malpensa Hotel
21:30 Departure of charter flight from Milano Malpensa to Montpellier
22:50 Scheduled arrival in Montpellier and transfer to Marriot Courtyard Hotel
Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up 28 players to start preparations for EURO 2016. News is that for the moment there is no called up for iconic midfielder Andrea Pirlo. Players will meed at the Coverciano Training Center on Wednesday 18 May 20Conte has called up 7 players for their first time: Benassi, Cataldi, Izzo, Pavoletti, Sportiello, Tonelli and Zappacosta. As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Borini and Mirante, who were never called up by Conte, made their comeback along with Ogbonna and Marchetti, who had been previously called up by the current Azzurri coach.
Here is the current situation as for called up players: The first phase will not see the participation of players involved in domestic cup finals which include players from AC Milan, Juventus, Paris Saint Germain, Manchester United and Anderlecht.
This first stage of the preparation will encompass six training sessions up until the morning of Saturday, 21st May.
48 hours later, on Monday 23rd May, the players who are taking part in the training camps for the European Championship will be announced.
This second stage will feature two separate working periods for a total of 12 days and will include the friendlies against Scotland (29th May in Malta) and Finland (6th June in Verona). The Italian team will then leave for Montpellier on 8th June.
A TV programme dedicated to the national team is to be shown between the two friendlies on Rai 1 on 31st May (20:35 CET). The name of the show is “Sogno Azzurro” (Azzurri dream). The whole Azzurri squad led by head coach Antonio Conte and the entire delegation that will accompany the team in France, including FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio, will take part in this event. On that same evening, Conte will announce the definitive 23-man squad for EURO 2016.
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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte
Italian Called Up Players – Squad list / L’Elenco dei convocati
Goalkeepers: Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Antonio Mirante (Bologna), Marco Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Armando Izzo (Genoa), Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham), Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli);
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Davide Zappacosta (Torino);
Forwards: Fabio Borini (Sunderland), Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa), Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
Staff – Head coach: Antonio Conte; team manager: Gabriele Oriali; secretary: Mauro Vladovich; assistant coaches: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani; fitness coaches: Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli; federal doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi; physiotherapists: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto and Pasquale Raia.
Photo: figc.it
The full programme for the Italian National Team is as follows (all times in CEST):
Training camp 18 – 21 May 2016
Wednesday, 18th May 2016
12:00 Meet up in Coverciano
13:30 Press conference (Italy head coach)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thursday, 19th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 20th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 21st May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
Players to return to their respective clubs at the end
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Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. SCOTLAND friendly
Monday, 23rd May 2016
Announcement of the called-up players in the evening
Tuesday, 24th May 2016
12:00 Meet up in Coverciano – Sponsor Day
13:30 Press conference (Italy head coach)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thurday, 26th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference with FIAT
15:30 Press conference (players)
17:00 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 27th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 28th May 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:25 Departure for Malta (flight Firenze-Malta)
18:25 Scheduled arrival in Malta and transfer to Westin Dragonara Hotel
19:00 Press conference at the Ta’ Qali Stadium (Italy head coach + one player)
Sunday, 29th May 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALYvs. SCOTLAND at the Ta’ Qali Stadium
Press conference and transfer to the airport following the game
00:50 Departure of charter flight to Roma/ Milano Malpensa
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Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. FINLAND friendly
Tuesday, 31st May 2016 (Submission to UEFA of the EURO 2016 official 23-man squad within 24:00)
18:00 Meet up at the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome
20:30 RAI TV show ‘Sogno Azzurro”
22:30 Departure from Rome to Florence and transfer to Coverciano
Tuesday, 1st June 2016
10:00 Official squad photo with Scervino and Puma outfits (open only to photographers and TV operators)
followed by a training session behind closed doors
14:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thurday, 2nd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 3rd June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 4th June 2016
09:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 Press conference (players)
16:30 Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Sunday, 5th June 2016
10:30 Training session (behind closed doors)
16:00 Training session (behind closed doors)
18:03 Departure train from Florence to Verona Porta Nuova
20:10 Press conference at the Stadio Bentegodi (Italy head coach + one player)
Monday, 6th June 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALY vs. FINLAND at the Stadio Bentegodi
Press conference after the game
Wednesday, 8th June 2016
18:00 Meet up at the Malpensa Hotel
21:30 Departure of charter flight from Milano Malpensa to Montpellier
22:50 Scheduled arrival in Montpellier and transfer to Marriot Courtyard Hotel
Thanks for visiting my blog. Here is the 2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Standing / Serie A Table. The season will end on Sunday 15 May 2016 . Juventus won the 2016 Scudetto winning their 5th consecutive one. A historical record.
Juventus won the Scudetto with 3 games to spare. Juventus finished the season with 91 points and a positive goal difference of +55 followed by Napoli with 82 points and a positive goal difference of +48. Top scorer of the Serie A is Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 36 goals. The 3 teams relegated to Serie B are Carpi, Frosinone, and Hellas Verona.
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Table / Serie A Standing/ Serie A Scudetto table
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