Italy under-21 Serie B representative team
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| Association | Lega Serie B (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio) |
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| Head coach | Massimo Piscedda | ||
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Italy under-21 Serie B representative team is the football representative team of Serie B and is controlled by the Lega Serie B. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was credited as Under-21 Serie B TIM until 2010.
The team is the B team and feeder team of Italy national under-21 football team, which occasionally plays against other nations' under-21 teams. Unlike the main team, the U21 Serie B selected players from Serie B only and was controlled by Lega Calcio instead of FIGC.
The team also plays against football clubs, Under-20 Lega Pro (selected players from Lega Pro), Serie B Foreigners Best XI, The Football League under-21 team (in 2006) and internal friendlies, which the team split into blue and white team and against each other.
Contents
Recent fixture
Only matches played against national teams were listed.
- 28 November 2012
Russian First League Selection 0-0 draw[1] - 22 October 2012
Malta Selection 5-0 [2] - 15 November 2011 Russian First League Selection 2-1 won[3]
- 25 October 2011
Serbian First League Selection 1-0 won[4] - 30 March 2011 Serbian First League Selection 2-0 won[5][6]
- 6 February 2006:
Cape Verde (result unknown) - 17 March 2005:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 won[7] - 30 March 2004:
Belgium 3-2 won[8] - 12 February 2003: Belgium 2–1 won[9]
- 26 January 2002:
Romania 0-0 draw [10]
Players
The team had same age limit as the Italy U21 team. For 2014–2015 season, players born on or after 1 January 1992 are eligible to play. A feeder team of U21 team, some players were called up to U21 Serie B team before making their débuts for Italy U21.
The teams consist of players loaned to Serie B from Serie A clubs, youth products of Serie B and young talents signed by Serie B clubs from Lega Pro. Some players are scouted by Serie A clubs after good performances in Serie B.
Current squad
- Squad to play Russian First League Selection on 26 November 2014[11]
Notable players
Players who won full caps or received a call-up for Italy senior team
- Andrea Barzagli (b. 1981)
- Salvatore Bocchetti (b. 1986)
- Leonardo Bonucci (b. 1987)
- Mattia Cassani (b. 1983)
- Andrea Esposito (b. 1986)
- Daniele Gastaldello (b. 1983)
- Christian Maggio (b. 1982)
- Cristian Molinaro (b. 1983)
- Simone Pepe (b. 1983)
References
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External links
- Official Site (Italian)
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