Euro 2012 Team Profile: Italy

Six years prior, Fabio Cannavaro lifted the World container for Italy. From that point forward, a ton has changed in the group. Many best players resigned, clearing a path for youthful blood while Cesare Prandelli supplanted Marcello Lippi as the head mentor. Additionally, the group hasn't won any real trophy since 2006. A quarterfinal exit in Euro 2008 was trailed by an embarrassing first round exit in World container 2010. The more current age of Italian players has a chance to substantiate themselves on the fantastic stage. Will they meet the challenge at hand and reestablish their nation's pride? Or on the other hand will they squander this chance? We need to pause and watch.

Course to capability

Italy are one of only a handful couple of groups that have gone unbeaten in the qualifiers. They kick-began their long and burdensome voyage with a 2-1 triumph against Estonia on third September, 2010. After four days, the Azzurri destroyed Faroe Islands 5-0 at home. An objective less draw against Northern Ireland saw them drop their first purposes of the crusade. Their next diversion against Serbia, played at Genoa, was deserted because of savage conduct with respect to Serbian fans and the Italians were granted a 3-0 win. Following a six-month hole, The Italian Army proceeded with its forward walk vanquishing Estonia and Faroe Islands by and by and dispatching Slovenia twice. After four successive amusements without surrendering objectives, the measly Italian safeguard yielded a single objective against Serbia in October 2011 and the diversion finished in a draw. Having guaranteed capability, Italy beat Northern Ireland in their last amusement in what was basically a dead elastic. Italy qualified as gathering victors, having won six and drawn two.

History at the Euros

Italy have met all requirements for the opposition on eight unique events. Be that as it may, their solitary snapshot of European grandness returned path in 1968 when they beat Yugoslavia to win the European Championship. They neglected to move beyond the semi-last stage in the 1980 and the 1988 releases of the competition. They completed as sprinters up the 2000 version, losing 1-2 to France in the last.

Adversaries

Italy are put in Group C nearby Croatia, Ireland and Spain. Italy play their first amusement on June 10, 2012 against Spain, the authoritative World and European bosses. The Azzurri couldn't have requested a harder begin to their crusade. They head out from Gdansk to Poznan to play their next diversion against Croatia, booked to be hung on June 14, 2012. They finish their gathering procedures on June 18, 2012 at the Municipal Stadium, Poznan against Ireland.

Temporary squad

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Morgan De Sanctis, Salvatore Sirigu, Emiliano Viviano.

Protectors: Ignazio Abat, Davide Astori, Federico Balzaretti, Andrea Barzagli, Salvatore Bocchetti, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito, Christian Maggio, Angelo Obinze Ogbonna, Andrea Ranocchia.

Midfielders: Luca Cigarini, Daniele De Rossi, Alessandro Diamanti, Emanuele Giaccherini, Claudio Marchisio, Riccardo Montolivo, Thiago Motta, Antonio Nocerino, Andrea Pirlo, Ezequiel Schelotto, Marco Verratti.

Advances: Mario Balotelli, Fabio Borini, Antonio Cassano, Mattia Destro, Antonio Di Natale, Sebastian Giovinco.

Star Players:

Antonio Cassano has succeeded under the present chief, Cesare Prandelli. He scored six objectives for the Azzurri in their qualifiers. He has the full confidence of Prandelli who said that his eagerness was infectious. The chief and objective manager, Gianluigi Buffon has a sheltered combine of hands and has played out an admirable activity between the sticks. Mario Balotelli, however not precisely a sparkling star, is dependably a danger to the foe.