25-man Italy squad for Germany, UEFA Nations League double-header in March 2025

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25-man Italy squad for Germany, UEFA Nations League double-header in March 2025

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🇮🇹👉 Italy’s Head Coach Luciano Spalletti has selected 25 players to compete against Germany in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals. This double-header serves as a pivotal moment for the team’s future. The matches are set for Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, followed by another game on Sunday, March 23, at BVB Stadion in Dortmund.

Football Tickets These games will not only determine qualification for the finals, which Italy will host in Turin in June but also shape the journey toward the 2026 World Cup. Should the Azzurri progress, they will find themselves in a group with Slovakia, Northern Ireland, and Luxembourg. Conversely, a loss to Germany would lead to a group with Norway, Israel, Estonia, and Moldova.

The team will gather for training in Appiano Gentile on the evening of Sunday, March 16, and will continue preparations until the afternoon of Saturday, March 22, before traveling to Dortmund. Notably, 22-year-old Atalanta defender Matteo Ruggeri and 22-year-old Torino midfielder Cesare Casadei have received their first call-ups. Additionally, Matteo Politano and Mattia Zaccagni have been brought back into the squad.

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25-man Italy squad for Germany

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Cesare Casadei (Torino), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);

Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

🇮🇹  ITALY – GERMANY 🇩🇪  BACKGROUND.

The challenge between the Azzurri and the ‘Nationalmannschaft’ has spanned a century of history, from the first confrontation in 1923 in Milan to the last in 2022 in Moenchengladbach, in which there were 24 matches with a united Germany, 13 with West Germany and 4 with East Germany (between 1955 and 1988).

The overall balance sees the Azzurri in the lead: 16 victories to 10, with 15 draws, 58/50 goals. Taking into account the individual opponents: 11 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats with Germany; 4/6/3 with West Germany; 1/2/1 with East Germany.

The matches between Italy and Germany have often gone down in history: in 1933, at the ‘Littoriale’ Stadium in Bologna, there was the first official radio commentary of a match, with the voice of Nicolò Carosio. Who, unable to use words originating from English, banned by the fascist regime, that day inaugurated a new football language: from goal to goal, from cross to crossbar, from hands to hands, from offside to offside.

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The first post-war clash and Italy’s inaugural match against West Germany occurred on March 3, 1955, in Stuttgart. Later, on March 29, 1969, Italy faced East Germany for the first time in East Berlin. Following Germany’s reunification, Italy played against Germany again on March 25, 1992, in Turin, where Roberto Baggio scored the decisive goal, leading to a 1-0 victory.

Over the span of nearly 50 years, Italy and West Germany have created memorable moments in football history, notably the ‘Match of the Century’—the thrilling semi-final of the 1970 World Cup where Italy faced Germany.  The game ending in a dramatic 4-3 scoreline on June 17, 1970, at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. In front of a crowd exceeding one hundred thousand, the two teams showcased the true spirit of football over 120 minutes.  A match that has become legendary, further immortalized through extensive literature and film. Key players like Rivera, Mazzola, Boninsegna, Burgnich, Riva, Schnellinger, and G. Müller, who scored twice, made their mark. Ultimately, Italy fell to Pelè’s Brazil in the final.

Unforgettable moment

Another unforgettable moment was on July 11, 1982, at the ‘Bernabeu’ during the World Cup final in Spain, where the Azzurri triumphed 3-1. Despite Cabrini missing a penalty, Rossi, Tardelli, and Altobelli found the net, leading to a jubilant celebration by President Sandro Pertini in the stands, marking Italy’s third World Cup victory.

Italy and Germany faced off once more in the 2006 World Cup, meeting in the semi-finals just like they did in 1970, this time in Dortmund. The match went into extra time, and Grosso and Del Piero secured Italy’s place in Berlin, where they earned their fourth star.

Fast forward six years to the Euro 2012 semi-final in Warsaw, where Super Mario Balotelli shone with two goals, leading Italy to a 2-1 victory and a spot in the final, which they ultimately lost to Spain. Since that memorable win, 12 years have gone by, during which Germany has achieved 2 victories and 4 draws against Italy, including a quarter-final match in Euro 2016 in Bordeaux that ended in a 1-1 draw. The game was decided by penalties, and after an intense shootout of 18 penalties, Germany finally broke their Italian jinx in major tournaments.