Italy national under-20 football team

Italy Under-20

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurrini
Association	Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coach	Carmine Nunziata
Captain	Luca Lipani
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1977 )
Best result	Runners-up (2023)
Under 20 Elite League
Appearances	6 (first in 2017–18 )
Best result	Winner (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)

Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

The team competes for the Under 20 Elite League, held annually and, if qualified, for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, held every two years.

History

The Under-20 team is de facto based on the previous year's Under-19 team and acts mainly as a support team for the Under-21 selection, providing further international experience for young selectable players.

The team competes for its only official tournament, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, depending on the U19s results at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in the even-numbered years, that qualifies European teams for the U-20 World Cup.

The best result obtained by the Italian team in the U-20 World Cup is the second place achieved in the 2023 edition held in Argentina, losing 1–0 against Uruguay. They finished also third in 2017 and fourth in 2019. Italy managed to qualify for the first time for two consecutive U-20 World Cups after winning its group at the 2018 European U-19 Championship, then finishing fourth at the following year's World Cup.

Each season the team mainly participates in friendly tournaments, in which overage players may also be selected. The U20 team participated until 2017 in the annual Four Nations Tournament with Germany, Switzerland and Poland (which replaced Austria). Since the 2017–18 season, the Italy U20 team participates in the annual Under 20 Elite League, expanded to 8 participants.

The team also had an annual fixture with the Serie D Best XI after the end of the season. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	3
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6
1983	Did not qualify
1985
1987	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	5	3
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	10	8
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	9	9
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017	Third place	7	3	2	2	10	9
2019	Fourth place	7	4	1	2	8	5
2021	Qualified but cancelled [5]
2023	Runners-up	7	5	0	2	13	8
2025	Qualified
Total	8/23	41	18	8	15	57	51

*Draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts.

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Alessandro Nunziante	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18)	Udinese
12	1 GK	Jacopo Seghetti	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20)	Livorno
18	1 GK	Lapo Siviero	(2006-11-23) 23 November 2006 (age 18)	Torino
2	2 DF	Javison Osarumwense Idele	(2007-01-23) 23 January 2007 (age 18)	Atalanta
3	2 DF	Cristian Cama	(2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 18)	Roma
4	2 DF	Christian Corradi	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20)	Trento
5	2 DF	Andrea Natali	(2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 17)	AZ Alkmaar
6	2 DF	Wisdom Amey	(2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 20)	Pianese
13	2 DF	Emanuel Benjamín	(2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 (age 18)	Real Madrid
15	2 DF	Francesco Verde	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 18)	Juventus
7	3 MF	Jacopo Sardo	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 20)	Monza
8	3 MF	Mattia Mannini	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 19)	Juve Stabia
14	3 MF	Emanule Sala	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17)	Milan
16	3 MF	Alessandro Berretta	(2006-07-01) 1 July 2006 (age 19)	Giana Erminio
21	3 MF	Lorenzo Riccio	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 19)	Atalanta U23
9	4 FW	Ismaël Konaté	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 19)	Empoli
10	4 FW	Marco Romano	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 19)	Genoa
11	4 FW	Mattia Mosconi	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 18)	Internazionale
17	4 FW	Jamal Iddrissou	(2007-09-22) 22 September 2007 (age 18)	Internazionale
19	4 FW	Alvin Obinna Okoro	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20)	Juventus Next Gen
20	4 FW	Mattia Liberali	(2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 18)	Catanzaro

See also

• Italy national under-21 football team
• Italy national under-19 football team
• FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

1. "L'Italia Under 20 batte la Top 11 di D". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
2. "Orvieto, Top 11 a testa alta contro l'Italia Under 20". Corriere dello Sport-Stadio (in Italian). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
3. "Top 11: sport e solidarietà". Serie D News (in Italian). 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
4. "La Top 11 Serie D Corriere dello Sport supera per 1 - 0 l'Under 20". Serie D News (in Italian). 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
5. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
6. "Mondiale Under 20 dal 27 settembre al 19 ottobre in Cile: i 21 convocati del tecnico Carmine Nunziata" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.

References

• Official website, Italian language
• Official website, English language

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Italy's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	050.00
Canada	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	050.00
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Colombia	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
England	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
France	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Hungary	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Iran	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Japan	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Mali	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Morocco	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Nigeria	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Poland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Romania	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
Spain	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Syria	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
United States	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	41	18	8	15	57	51	+6	043.90