Italy national under-20 football team

Italy Under-20

Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurrini
Association	Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coach	Bernardo Corradi
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 22 players were called up for the Under 20 Elite League matches against Czech Republic and Germany on 5 and 10 September 2024, respectively. ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1 GK	Federico Magro	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20)	Hellas Verona
	1 GK	Lorenzo Torriani	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 20)	Milan
	2 DF	Davide Bartesaghi	(2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 19)	Milan Futuro
	2 DF	Fabio Chiarodia	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19)	Borussia Monchengladbach
	2 DF	Pietro Comuzzo	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20)	Fiorentina
	2 DF	Christian Corradi	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20)	Hellas Verona
	2 DF	Riyad Idrissi	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 19)	Modena
	2 DF	Filippo Mané	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 20)	Borussia Dortmund
	2 DF	Marco Palestra	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 20)	Atalanta
	3 MF	Pietro Candelari	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20)	Spezia
	3 MF	Aaron Ciammaglichella	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 20)	Torino
	3 MF	Matteo Cichella	(2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19)	Frosinone
	3 MF	Luca Di Maggio	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)	Perugia
	3 MF	Jonas Harder	(2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 19)	Fiorentina
	3 MF	Luca Lipani (captain)	(2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19)	Sassuolo
	3 MF	Jacopo Sardo	(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 20)	Saarbrücken
	3 MF	Kevin Zeroli	(2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 20)	Monza
	4 FW	Lorenzo Anghelè	(2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 20)	Juventus Next Gen
	4 FW	Giacomo De Pieri	(2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 18)	Internazionale
	4 FW	Giulio Misitano	(2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 20)	Roma
	4 FW	Francesco Presta	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)	Fiorentina
	4 FW	Dominic Vavassori	(2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19)	Atalanta Under-23

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. "Inizia la marcia di avvicinamento al Mondiale. I 22 convocati di Corradi per i primi due impegni in Elite League contro Cechia e Germania" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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