By Anna Italia
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The adventure starts!   Italy National Football team departing from Italy on Wednesday 8 June to Montpellier, France for the Euro 2016.   Italy Head Coach gathering the team at 18:00 at the Hotel Malpensa in Milan.  The Italian Delegation departed at 21:30 to Montpellier and arriving  approximately at 22:50 and transfer to Marriott Courtyard Hotel.  The Euro 2016 kickoff on Friday 10 June 2016 at the Stade de France in Paris, France with the opening game France vs Romania.  The first training session in Montpellier is scheduled on Thursday 9 June at 10:30.

Italy will play EURO 2016 games in Group E: Belgium vs Italy on Mon, 13 June, Italy vs Sweden on Fri, 17 June, and Italy vs Republic of Ireland on Wed, 22 June.

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Here are the photos of the Italian National team arriving in Montpellier, France on Wednesday 8 June courtesy by facebook.com/NazionaleCalcio

This is the Twitter posted by Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci …. departing from Italy

Here is the bus for the Italian Team “Forza Azzurri”

Fans welcoming the Italian team

Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte

Italy and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon

Italy and AS Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy

Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini

Italy and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci

Here is Italy 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 and shirts numbers:

Official squad and shirt numbers

Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), 13 Federico Marchetti (Lazio), 12 Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: 15 Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 3 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 5 Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham);
Wingers: 21 Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), 6 Antonio Candreva (Lazio),  4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 2 Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), 22 Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma);
Midfielders: 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 8 Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), 23 Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna),10 Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), 18 Marco Parolo (Lazio), 14 Stefano Sturaro (Juventus);
Forwards: 17 Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), 11 Ciro Immobile (Torino), 20 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 9 Graziano Pellè (Southampton), 7 Simone Zaza (Juventus).
*Players on stand-by: Marco Benassi (Torino), Alex Meret (Udinese), Daniele Rugani (Juventus) and Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

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.

Italy’s EURO 2016 schedule

Wednesday 8th June
18:00 Players gathering at Hotel Malpensa, Milano
21:30 Italian Delegation departure to Montpellier
22:50 Scheduled arrival to Montpellier’s Airport /transfer to Marriott Courtyard Hotel

Thursday 9th
10:30 Training session – PUBLIC* c/o
Centre d’entrainement “Bernard-Grasset”
Grammont – 34070 Montpellier
(Please note: all Italy national team training sessions in Montpellier will take place in this facility)
12.30 FIGC’s “Casa Azzurri Media Centre” official opening c/o Parc des Expositions Montpellier, 115 Avenue des Levades, 34470 Perols.
Tbf Media activity: Press conference (Head coach / selected players)
16.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
*Note: The organisation of “public training session” is run directly by UEFA -LOC. Media representatives wishing to attend the “public training session” are requested to address their enquiry to LOC EURO 2016. Limitation will apply according with seats availability.

Friday 10th
10:30 Training session – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’ –
13:00 Media activity: Press conference (selected players) – Casa Azzurri MC
16:30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS

Saturday 11th
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
13.00 Media activity: Press conference (selected players) – Casa Azzurri MC
16.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS

Sunday 12th
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
17.20 Team transfer to Montpellier’s airport
18.10 Flight departure to Lyon
19.00 Scheduled arrival to Lyon, transfer to the stadium
19.30 MD-1 Media activities: Press conference (Head coach/1 or 2 players) / HBs
20.30 MD-1 Official Training – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’

Monday 13th
21.00 Match: Belgium vs Italy
followed by post match media activities: stadium and team to return to Montpellier

Tuesday 14th
16.30 Training session – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’

Wednesday 15th
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
13.00 Media activity: Press conference (selected players) – Casa Azzurri MC
16.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS

Thursday 16th
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
Followed by team transfer to Montpellier’s airport
16.15 Flight departure to Toulouse
17.10 Scheduled arrival to Toulouse; transfer to the stadium
17.30 MD-1 Media activities: Press conference (Head coach/1 or 2 players) / HBs
18.30 MD-1 Official Training – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’

Friday 17th
15.00 Match: Italy vs Sweden
followed by post match Media activities – stadium and team to return to Montpellier

Saturday 18th
16.30 Training session – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’ –

Sunday 19th
10.30 Training session – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’ –
13.00 Media activity: Press conference – Casa Azzurri MC
16.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS

Monday 20th
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
13.00 Media activity: Press conference – Casa Azzurri MC
16.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS

Tuesday 21st
10.30 Training session – behind CLOSED DOORS
afternoon Team transfer to Montpellier’s Airport
15.30 Flight departure to Lille
17.15 Scheduled arrival to Lille, transfer to the stadium
17.45 MD-1 Media activities: Press conference (Head coach/1 or 2 players) / HBs
18.30 MD-1 Official Training – OPEN TO MEDIA first 15’

Wednesday 22nd
21.00 Match: Italy vs Republic of Ireland
followed by post match Media activities – stadium and team to return to Montpellier