Euro 2020: these 11+ Italian football players made Italy European champion

Who are the best Italian football players in the italy national team? Read up on what Italy’s golden team is made of. We base ourselves on thé Italian sports newspaper.

The Italian national soccer team has won the European Championships. It went indeed very well. Striking aspect of this team: it has no big names, but the mostly young Italian football players play with conviction and team spirit. They have an attractive, attacking approach of playing football (soccer, if you like).

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We briefly introduce the main players: a few basic details and a picture of everyone’s social media page. We also give the average rating (during the EC), which we got from La Gazzetta dello Sport, the most famous sports newspaper in the world.

• Born (age): August 4, 1993 (27 years)
• Birthplace: near Lucca (Tuscany)
• Position: Right wing defender
• Club: Napoli
• Caps: 13 (6 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,4

• Born (Age): August 14, 1984 (36 years)
• Birthplace: Pisa (Tuscany)
• Position: Central defender
• Club: Juventus
• Caps: 112 (5 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 7,6

• Born (age): May 1, 1987 (34 years)
• Birthplace: Viterbo (north of Rome)
• Position: Central defender
• Club: Juventus
• Caps: 109 (7 during the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 7,2

• Born (age): February 10, 1988 (33 years)
• Birthplace: Near Milan
• Position: Central defender
• Club: Lazio
• Caps: 17 (3 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,5

• Born (age): March 25, 1993 (28 years)
• Birthplace: Foligno (Umbria)
• Position: Left wing defender
• Club: Roma
• Caps: 18 (4 in the EC) – Injured
• Gazzetta rating: 7,5

• Born (age): February 7, 1997 (24 years)
• Birthplace: Cagliari (Sardinia)
• Position: Central midfield
• Club: Inter
• Caps: 29 (6 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,1

• Born (age): December 20, 1991
• Birthplace: In Brasil
• Position: Defensive midfield
• Club: Chelsea
• Caps: 35 (7 during the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 7,1

• Born (age): January 8, 1998 (23 years)
• Birthplace: Lecco (Lake Como)
• Position: Midfielder
• Club: Sassuolo
• Caps: 15 (5 during the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,8

• Born (age): November 5, 1992 (28 years)
• Birthplace: Pescara (Central Italy)
• Position: Central midfielder
• Club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Caps: 45 (5 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,6

• Born (age): Oct 25, 1997 (23 years)
• Birthplace: Genoa
• Position: Attack – Right winger
• Club: Juventus
• Caps: 32 (7 during the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 7,0

• Born (Age): April 21, 1997 (23 years)
• Birthplace: Monza (near Milan)
• Position: Attacking midfield
• Club: Atalanta
• Caps: 8 (4 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,8

• Born (Age): Feb 20, 1990 (31 years)
• Birthplace: near Naples
• Position: Center forward
• Club: Lazio
• Caps: 52 (6 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 5,9

• Born (age): December 20, 1993 (27 years)
• Birthplace: near Bergamo
• Position: Striker
• Club: Torino
• Caps: 39 (6 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,2

• Born (age): June 4, 1991 (30 years)
• Birthplace: Napoli (Naples)
• Position: Left winger
• Club: Napoli
• Caps: 47 (6 in the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,7

• Born (age): August 1, 1994 (26 years)
• Birthplace: Calabria
• Position: Right winger
• Club: Sassuolo
• Caps: 17 (6 during the EC)
• Gazzetta rating: 6,6

Italy hits the streets

Love traffic jams after an azzurri win. #ForzaAzzurri pic.twitter.com/A4ZpW48OfM

— Ewout Kieckens (@ewoutkieckens) July 6, 2021

Italian football players

So, in short Italy national football team is a golden team. Here are a few more facts about the Azzurri (the blues – because of the shirt color), as they are also called:

In conclusion: the fabulous play of… Fantozzi

The good play of the Italian football players does not mean that at the grassroots level things are also going well, as seen in this clip from Fantozzi, or the Italian comedian Paolo Villaggio: