🏆👉 Here are Albania vs Italy official starting lineups for the International Friendly game on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at the Air Albanian Stadium in Tirana, Albania at 20:45.
Italy lost their fourth consecutive game against Argentina. Sadly, Italy failed to win the FINALISSIMA beaten by Argentina with a 3-0 in Wembley on Wednesday 1 June 2022 thanks to the goals by Lautaro Martínez, Angel Di Maria, and Paulo Dybala.
Congratulations to 🇦🇷 Serie A players with Argentina for winning the FINALISSIMA: Juan Musso (Atalanta), Nahuel Molina (Udinese), Nehuén Pérez (Udinese), Nicolás González (Fiorentina), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Joaquín Correa (Inter), and Lautaro Martínez (Inter).
Italy Head Coach Roberto Mancini mentioned post-match: “We made two errors in the first half; the game was balanced though. They were then the better team. We should’ve scored to get back in the game but we didn’t do nearly enough in the second half.”
“We’ll now make a lot of changes,” he continued. “It will be hard to immediately start up a cycle like the last one. We’ll need to work really hard. I think that we will let a few of the lads leave the camp because they need the rest. Since the Euros, we’ve struggled to score and we need to resolve this and try to play at a quicker tempo. However, it won’t be easy to put together a winning squad on such short notice, even if we have some great players. We’ll need to make fewer mistakes and there will be tough times ahead. We lost to a great Argentina side tonight, sure, but we need to realize that these things will happen and we need to blood the youth quickly.”
After receiving an award from Gravina before the game, Giorgio Chiellini today played his final match for his country, bowing out on 117 appearances, level with Daniele De Rossi in the all-time standings. The Azzurri captain made his final appearance in the same stadium where he won the biggest prize of his career: “We knew it would be difficult. Obviously, we hoped to win this trophy but that doesn’t cancel out what we’ve done previously. I expect there to be tough times ahead. We need to go again and I hope that the whole of Italy supports this group, who have a lot to do.”
Giacomo Raspadori started as part of the attacking trio with Belotti and Bernardeschi and tested Argentina ‘keeper Martínez in the first half, but then found chances hard to come by. “It’s a tough one to take,” the Sassuolo forward said. “We started well but then went two goals down. Their quality caused us problems and they managed to dictate the game. We should have done better though. We now need to pick ourselves up, try to put in some good performances and pick up points in the Nations League.”
Giovanni Di Lorenzo was absent in Palermo for the defeat to North Macedonia but was back in the Azzurri blue tonight, albeit for a rather tough game for the entire Italy defence. “They have some brilliant players, especially in attack. It’s a shame that we lost but we knew that it was never going to be easy.” Yesterday in his press conference, Mancini spoke about it being the end of an era: “It will depend on the gaffer as the whether he wants to switch it up. We had two intense years, in which we achieved something incredible. We have some talented youngsters. We now have four more games coming up and we need to play as well as possible. We need to go again, all together.”
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) paying tribute to Giorgio Chiellini with a pre-match ceremony before the Finalissima Italy vs Argentina kicks off. President Gabriele Gravina presents Chiellini with a trophy to acknowledge his extraordinary career with the Italian National Team. It’ll be an emotional farewell alongside his teammates, the many Argentine champions, and the fans, who have always shown him their affection.
Giorgio Chiellini vs Lionel Messi before the game a friendly handshake
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
As reported by the FIGC, the celebration will continue in Rome, the city to which the European Championship trophy returned 53 years on from the previous triumph at the Olimpico in 1968. At Piazza della Repubblica, thanks to an initiative promoted by the FIGC and Urban vision (a leading media company in sponsored restorations and out-of-home advertising), the Captain’s best moments in the Azzurri shirt will be broadcast on a giant LED screen.
117 – Giorgio Chiellini became the player with the fourth-most appearances (117, level with Daniele Rossi) in the history of Italian National team, behind only Maldini, Cannavaro and Buffon. Legend.#ItaliaArgentinapic.twitter.com/GDshQNRHGc
There’s no better stage to say goodbye. Giorgio Chiellini’s long international career is coming to an end tomorrow at Wembley, the stadium where he experienced the biggest satisfaction of his sporting career as he became a European Champion last summer. It’ll be the last chapter of a wonderful tale, one which began 22 years ago in Wellingborough, England when Italy U15s took on their English counterparts in a friendly.
After making 71 appearances in the National Team youth setup, a period which saw him win the 2003 European Under-19 Championship in Liechtenstein and a bronze medal with the U21s at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he made his debut under Marcello Lippi in a friendly against Finland in Messina. There have been many firsts since then: against Scotland on 26 March 2005, he made his first start; against the Faroe Islands on 21 November 2007, he scored his first goal; against France on 14 November 2012, he captained his country for the first time. Tomorrow evening, he’ll make his 117th Azzurri appearance, joining Daniele De Rossi in fourth place in the all-time ranking.
🇮🇹 Here are Italy vs Argentina Official Starting Lineups for the Finalissima which is the European Champion Italy against Copa América champions Argentina at Wembley in London England on Wednesday 1 June 2022.
🇮🇹 Italy vs Argentina 🇦🇷
20:45
🇮🇹 👉 Lineup Italia (4-3-3) Donnaumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson; Pessina, Jorginho, Barella; Bernardeschi, Belotti, Raspadori.
🇦🇷👉 Lineup Argentina (4-2-3-1) Martínez: Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Guido Rodríguez; Messi, Dybala, Di María; Lautaro Martínez.
Subs.: Rulli, Armani, Foyth, Mac Allister, Pezzella, Acuna, Alvarez, Palacios, Gonzalez, Li. Martinez, Gomez, Lo Celso.
Head Coach: Lionel Scaloni.
Precedent 🇮🇹 Italy vs Argentina 🇦🇷 There are a total of 15 precedents between Italy and Argentina, of which the most recent dates back to 23 March 2018: Argentina won with a 2-0. The last official crossing, on the other hand, was played in the semifinal of the World Cup in Italy ’90, when the team led by the late forward Diego Armando Maradona was right on penalties. The Italian national team has not beaten Argentina since 1987 (3-1 in a friendly match) and the balance is 6 Italy, 4 Argentina, and 5 draws.
🇦🇷 Serie A players with Argentina: Juan Musso (Atalanta), Nahuel Molina (Udinese), Nehuén Pérez (Udinese), Nicolás González (Fiorentina), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Joaquín Correa (Inter), and Lautaro Martínez (Inter).
🇮🇹 Italy, after failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has an important game as European Champions for the Finalissima against Copa América champions Argentina at Wembley in London England on Wednesday 1 June 2022. The Italian team returning to Wembley, in the stadium where they won the European champion less than a year ago. For the first time since 1993, the European champion Italy and last Copa America champion return to face each other, as it happened the last time 29 years ago (when it was originally named Artemio Franchi Cup in honor of a great Italian sports administrator).
It is certainly a memorable match for Giorgio Chiellini, who will leave the national team in this very final. Ideally, Chiellini would love to say goodbye by adding his last trophy with the Azzurri. Before the Finalissima, President Gabriele Gravina will present the Captain with a trophy to acknowledge his extraordinary career with the National Team.
Argentina have already played this competition in 1993, when they defeated Denmark on penalties, while the other final was played in 1985, with France winning Uruguay. The match does not include extra time: in the event of a tie in the 90th minute, everything will be decided from the spot.
🇮🇹 Italy vs Argentina 🇦🇷
Precedent: There are a total of 15 precedents between Italy and Argentina, of which the most recent dates back to 23 March 2018: Argentina won with a 2-0. The last official crossing, on the other hand, was played in the semifinal of the World Cup in Italy ’90, when the team led by the late forward Diego Armando Maradona was right on penalties. The Italian national team has not beaten Argentina since 1987 (3-1 in a friendly match) and the balance is 6 Italy, 4 Argentina, and 5 draws.
Forwards: Andrea Belotti, Bernardeschi, Gnonto, Insigne, Pellegrini, Politano, Raspadori, Scamacca.
For the first time since 1993, the European champion and Copa America champion return to face each other
🇮🇹 Italy vs Argentina 🇦🇷
Grand Final: European Champions vs winners of the last Coppa America
Wednesday 1 June 2022
Wembley Stadium
London, England
20:45
By Anna Italia
Albania – Italy 
International Friendly Game
