Italy national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Azzurrini (Little Blues) |
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| Association | Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |
| Head coach | Luigi Di Biagio |
| Captain | Marco Benassi |
| Most caps | Andrea Pirlo (46) |
| Top scorer | Alberto Gilardino (19) |
| Biggest win | |
 Italy 7–0 Estonia  Catanzaro, March 23, 1995 Italy 8-1 Wales  Pavia, September 5, 2003 Italy 7–0 Liechtenstein  Casarano, 6 September 2012 |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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matches only. |
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1978) |
| Best result | Winners: (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
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2004 Athens | Team |
Norway 6–0 Italy
Stavanger, June 5, 1991
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 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.
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