Italy vs. Bulgaria Euro 2016 Qualifier: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

The Italian national team has finally gained the top spot in Group H of Euro 2016 qualifying. Now they face a crunch match against a tricky Bulgarian side to consolidate their new position.   Date: Sunday, September 6 Time: 8:30 p.m. CET/7:30 p.m. BST; 2:30 p.m. EDT Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Sicily TV Info: ITV 4 (UK), ESPN Deportes (US) Live Stream: Watch ESPN (US)   The... 

Italy’s Loss to Portugal Puts Azzurri in Uncomfortable Position for Russia 2018

It’s not often that you hear the term “crucial friendly” used with a straight face, but that’s exactly what Tuesday’s game against Portugal was for the Italian national team. With Wales and Romania flying up the FIFA World Rankings thanks to successful Euro 2016 qualifying campaigns and their own ranking held down by a spate of draws and their poor showing in Brazil last... 

Italy vs. Portugal: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream & TV Info

After both teams competed in qualifying matches for Euro 2016 earlier this week, Italy and Portugal will wrap up their summer 2014-15 international slates with a neutral-ground friendly on Tuesday.   Date: Tuesday June 16 Time: 8:30 local time, 7:30 BST, 2:30 EDT Venue: Stade de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland TV Info: beIN Sports (U.S.) Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect (U.S.)   Preamble Both... 

Italy’s Depleted Lineup Just off the Pace but Deserved More from Draw in Croatia

The Italy we saw in Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Croatia certainly wasn’t the crisp, active side seen at the beginning of Antonio Conte’s reign as CT. Conte’s team lacked the likes of Marco Verratti, Giorgio Chiellini and Daniele De Rossi, and it showed in their play.  Those injured players’ replacements were consistently just off the pace.  The... 

Italy: 5 New Faces Fans Will Get a Look at vs. Albania

The Italian national team’s momentum stopped with a thump on Sunday against Croatia, and they will try to pick it back up again on Tuesday against Albania. The friendly at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is a large-scale benefit for victims of flooding in Genoa and the surrounding area.  As a part of that effort, the team that Antonio Conte is taking to the Marassi is stacked with emerging talent... 

Analyzing Antonio Conte’s First Two Months as Italy Coach

On Tuesday, Antonio Conte will have been in charge of Italy for two months and one week.  In those nine weeks, he has engendered hot debate and optimism in equal measure. Faced with the monumental task of rebuilding the Azzurri after yet another World Cup disappointment, Conte has responded by showing plenty of backbone.  He has excluded the talented but mercurial striker Mario Balotelli... 

Italy National Team Will Suffer If Juve/Roma Split Reaches Barca/Madrid Level

Since the controversial top-of-the-table clash between Juventus and Roma on October 5, Italian soccer has been severely divided. Roma fans—and Juve haters—are convinced that Gianluca Rocchi’s controversial calls were the result of a fix.  They point to the penalties Juve were subject to in the wake of the Calciopoli scandal as a supposed track record.  Roma captain Francesco... 

Italy: How the Azzurri Already Look Different in Antonio Conte’s First Match

Antonio Conte took his first bow as the head coach of the Italian national team on Thursday night in Bari. What a bow it was. Playing against a Netherlands side that was, minus Arjen Robben and the injured Ron Vlaar, playing their top XI, Italy dominated the match from the first whistle.  The Dutch were limited to four shots—just one hitting the target—while the Azzurri struck at goal... 

Antonio Conte Is the Perfect Man to Lead Italy into the Future

It wasn’t a surprise that the Italian football federation (FIGC) pursued Antonio Conte to coach the Italian national team when Carlo Tavecchio was confirmed as the organization’s president.  What was a mild surprise is that Conte accepted the position. It is, of course, a risky move from Conte‘s standpoint.  Anything less than a run to the semifinals or beyond in Euro 2016... 

Italy: 5 Midfielders Who Could Break into the Azzurri Setup Before Euro 2016

The Italian national team is in the middle of one of those sticky generational shifts where the best youngsters aren’t quite ready and the best of the veterans aren’t quite done. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the midfield.  The likes of Daniele De Rossi and Andrea Pirlo are in the last phases of their international careers but younger players like Claudio Marchisio and Marco... 

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