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Wikipedia - Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Italy (along with Spain) is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with five Championships won (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004). Italy has also been twice runner-up of the competition, in 1986 and 2013.
From 1990 to 2004 the team established near-total dominance of European Under-21 football, winning five of the seven tournaments.
Italy's Under-21s played the first match at the new Wembley Stadium, on 24 March 2007, against England Under-21s. The game resulted in a 3–3 draw, with Giampaolo Pazzini scoring all 3 goals for the Azzurrini.
Prior to the 2008 Olympic games, Italy U-21s went on to win the 2008 Toulon Tournament by beating Chile (1–0) in the final. It was the first time they had won this tournament, previously their best had been runner-up on two occasions.
A Seleção Italiana Sub-21 tem um histórico de sucesso, tendo vencido o Campeonato Europeu Sub-21 em cinco ocasiões (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 e 2004). A equipe também foi vice-campeã em três ocasiões (1986, 1998 e 2017).
A Seleção Italiana Sub-21 é considerada uma das melhores equipes da categoria sub-21 do mundo, tendo participado de todas as edições do Campeonato Europeu Sub-21 desde 1978. A equipe também participou dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão em três ocasiões (1996, 2000 e 2004).
Alguns dos jogadores mais famosos que já passaram pela Seleção Italiana Sub-21 incluem:
Andrea Pirlo
Roberto Mancini
Gianluigi Buffon
Alessandro Del Piero
Francesco Totti
Luca Toni
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Mario Balotelli
Marco Verratti
Lorenzo Insigne
A Seleção Italiana Sub-21 é treinada atualmente por Paolo Nicolato.