| # | Date | Time (EST) | Match | Result | Stage | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jun-09 | 02:30pm | Netherlands - Italy | Group C | Berne | |
| 13 | Jun-13 | 11:50am | Italy - Romania | Group C | Zurich | |
| 22 | Jun-17 | 02:30pm | France - Italy | Group C | Zurich |
Italy’s Euro 2008 Gear is now available. Official Italy football shirt. Support Italy - wear the jersey.
David Villa hit a spectacular volley to earn Spain a 1-0 win over world champions Italy in a friendly on Wednesday.
The Valencia striker, who replaced Fernando Torres at halftime, fired the ball into the top corner past a helpless Gianluigi Buffon 13 minutes from time after Fabio Cannavaro had headed the ball clear of his area.
It took twenty-four years for Italy to become World Champions again, and now they will hope to follow that ultimate triumph with a European crown. Many feared the Azzurri would lack motivation for the Euro2008 qualifiers, and not without good reason. Italy did not qualify for the 1984 European Championships, which took place just two years after their 1982 World Cup triumph. However, after some initial toiling under new coach Roberto Donadoni, Italy topped their qualifying group, and now are one of the hot favourites to win Euro2008.
| Date | Match | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-09 | France | 3 - 1 | Italy | Stade de France, Paris, (FRA) - Referee:Herbert Fandel (GER) |
| 2006-07-10 | Italy | 2 - 0 | Ukraine | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, (ITA) - Referee:Kyros Vassaras (GRE) |
| 2006-11-10 | Georgia | 1 - 3 | Italy | Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi, (GEO) - Referee:Mike Riley (ENG) |
| 2007-03-28 | Italy | 2 - 0 | Scotland | San Nicola, Bari, (ITA) - Referee:Frank De Bleeckere (BEL) |
| 2007-06-06 | Lithuania | 0 - 2 | Italy | S. Darius & S. Girenas, Kaunas, (LTU) - Referee:Pieter Vink (NED) |
| 2007-08-09 | Italy | 0 - 0 | France | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, (ITA) - Referee:Lubos Michel (SVK) |
| 2007-10-13 | Italy | 2 - 0 | Georgia | Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, (ITA) - Referee:Carlos Megia Davila (ESP) |
| 2007-11-17 | Scotland | 1 - 2 | Italy | Hampden Park, Glasgow, (SCO) - Referee:Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez (ESP) |
| 2007-11-21 | Italy | 3 - 1 | Faroe Islands | Alberto Braglia, Modena, (ITA) - Referee:Florian Meyer (GER) |
| 2007-12-09 | Ukraine | 1 - 2 | Italy | NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, (UKR) - Referee:Howard Webb (ENG) |
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