Four time world cup winner Italy will face most favourite of this UEFA Euro 2016 Sweden at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse. Need to mention once again that this team Italy won all the major title of FIFA and second highest trophy holder of FIFA world cup as well.
Match details:
Match between: Italy Vs Albania [live stream online on Sky sports Italia network tv channel to watch free with Sports Maza]
Match type: World cup Qualifier
Date: 24 March, 2017
Time: 19:45 pm (BST)
Day: Friday
Venue: San Nicola
Team details:
Fullname: Italy national football team
Nickname: Gli Azzurri
Captain: Gianluigi Buffon
Head Coach: Antonio Conte
Association: Italian Football Federation
Ranking: 15
The blues are the defending champion of Confederations cup and now looking for another title of UEFA Euro. Recent days performance of this team isn’t like their old memories and currently No: 15 position of FIFA ranking. Just before this biggest tournament of European football, the team of Antonio Conte played few friendly matches where successfully won most of them.
Team squad:
Goalkeepers: Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Marco Sportiello (Atalanta), Antonio Mirante (Bologna)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli), Armando Izzo (Genoa)
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Jorginho (Napoli), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Davide Zappacosta (Torino)
Forwards: Fabio Borini (Sunderland), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Eder (Inter), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa).
Possible playing XI:
Gianluigi Buffon (captain), Leonardo Bonucci, Matteo Darmian, Francesco Acerbi, Emanuele Giaccherini, Alessandro Florenzi, Riccardo, Montolivo, Lorenzo Insigne, Thiago Motta, Federico Bernardeschi, Simone Zaza
Upcoming matches schedule:
13 June 2016: Vs Belgium at Lyon, France (UEFA Euro 2016)
17 June 2016: Vs Sweden at Toulouse, at France (UEFA Euro 2016)
22 June 2016: Vs Republic of Ireland at Lille, France (UEFA Euro 2016)
1 September 2016: Vs France at TBD, Italy at (Friendly)
5 September 2016: Vs Israel at Israel (FIFA WCQ)
6 October 2016: Vs Spain at TBD, Italy (FIFA WCQ)
9 October 2016: Vs Macedonia at Skopje, Macedonia (FIFA WCQ)
12 November 2016: Vs Liechtenstein at Vaduz, Liechtenstein (FIFA WCQ)
15 November 2016: :Vs Germany at TBD, Italy (Friendly)
24 March 2017: : Vs Albania at TBD, at Italy (FIFA WCQ)
28 March 2017: Vs Netherlands at Amsterdam, at Netherlands (FIFA WCQ)
11 June 2017: : Vs Liechtenstein at TBD, Italy (FIFA WCQ)
2 September 2017: Vs Spain at TBD, Spain (FIFA WCQ)
5 September 2017: Vs Israel at TBD, Italy (FIFA WCQ)
6 October 2017: Vs Macedonia at TBD, Italy
9 October 2017: Vs Albania at TBD, Albania
Achievement:
World Cup:
Champions: 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Confederations Cup
Third place: 2013
European Championship
Champions: 1968
Prediction: Italy into their last match against favourite Belgium by 2 – 0 where Sweden drawn against Republic of Ireland and fall in deep trouble. This match will be a big match to see. Result of this match would be draw by 1 – 1.