Italy national under-21 football team

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship

:* Winner: 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004

:* Runner-up: 1986, 2013

• Summer Olympics

:* Third place: 2004

• Mediterranean Games

:* Winner: 1997

• Maurice Revello Tournament

:* Winner: 2008

:* Third place: 2011, 2024

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Italy's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

• 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 1974: Losing quarter-finalists.
• 1976: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

:*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

{{Main|Italy national under-23 football team}}

Since 1992 Olympic football changed to a U-23 event, and the European U-21 teams are technically U-23 teams. European national teams qualify for the Olympic football tournament through the UEFA European U-21 Championship.

• Before 1992: See Italy national football team
• 1992: Quarter-finals
• 1996: Group stage
• 2000: Quarter-finals
• 2004: Bronze medal
• 2008: Quarter-finals
• 2012: Did not qualify
• 2016: Did not qualify
• 2020: Did not qualify
• 2024: Did not qualify

Mediterranean Games Football tournament was U-23 event in 1993 and 1997.

• 1993: 4th place
• 1997: Winners
• 2001: a U20 event
• 2005: filled with B team

• 1976–1986: Azeglio Vicini
• 1986–1996: Cesare Maldini
• 1996–1997: Rossano Giampaglia
• 1997–2000: Marco Tardelli
• 2000–2006: Claudio Gentile
• 2006–2010: Pierluigi Casiraghi
• 2010–2012: Ciro Ferrara
• 2012–2013: Devis Mangia
• 2013–2019: Luigi Di Biagio
• 2019–2023: Paolo Nicolato
• 2023–present: Carmine Nunziata

Current technical staff:{{cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/azzurri/under-21/squadra-e-staff/|title=Staff|date=18 March 2021|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}

The following is a list of matches played in the past 12 months and future matches that have been scheduled. Only official matches are listed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/azzurri/calendari/?nazionaleId=4561&competizioneId=&dataDa=&dataA=&nazionaleId=4561&competizioneId=&dataDa=&dataA=|title=FIGC|website=www.figc.it|date=7 February 2020}}

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|date = {{Start date|2024|6|4|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 4–3

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan U20

|goals1 =

• Fini {{goal|10}}
• Fabbian {{goal|22|pen.}}
• Raimondo {{goal|59||70}}

|goals2 =

• Shiogai {{goal|45||62||85}}

|stadium = Stade Jules-Ladoumègue

|location = Vitrolles, France

|attendance =

|referee = Susan Corella (Ecuador)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/04/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/italy-under-21/japan-under-21/4351084/

|result = W

|note=

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|date = {{Start date|2024|6|6|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Ukraine U23 {{flagicon|UKR}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbu|21|ITA}}

|goals1 =

Khlan {{goal|31}}
Martynyuk {{goal|53}}
Sikan {{goal|63}}
Voloshyn {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny

|location = Aubagne, France

|attendance =

|referee = Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/06/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/ukraine-u23/italy-under-21/4351088/

|result = L

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|date = {{Start date|2024|6|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:15

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|Panama}} Panama U23

|goals1 =

Ndour {{goal|40||90+6}}

|goals2 =

Phillips {{goal|23}}
Alvarado {{goal|26}}

|penalties1 = Volpato {{pengoal}}
Cerri {{pengoal}}
Hasa {{pengoal}}
Tongya {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–1

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Tello
{{pengoal}} Orelien
{{penmiss}} Matos

|stadium = Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny

|location = Aubagne, France

|attendance =

|referee = Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/10/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/italy-under-21/panama-u21/4351097/

|result = D

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|time = 18:15

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia U20

|goals1 =

Raimondo {{goal|38}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan

|location = Salon-de-Provence, France

|attendance =

|referee = Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/12/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/italy-under-21/egypt-under-21/4351101/

|result = W

|note=

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|date = 16 June 2024

|time = 14:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} France U20

|goals1 =

• Cerri {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan

|location = Salon-de-Provence, France

|attendance =

|referee = Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/16/world/world-youth-festival-toulon/italy-under-21/france-youth/4359256/

|result = W

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|date = {{Start date|2024|9|5|df=y}}

|time = 16:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fbu|21|SMR}}

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• Bove {{goal|35}}
• Matteoni {{goal|38|o.g.}}
• Esposito {{goal|58||76||78||90+1}}
• Raimondo {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Domenico Francioni

|location = Latina, Italy

|attendance =

|referee = Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/09/05/europe/uefa-u21-championship-qualification/italy-under-21/san-marino-under-21/4034455/

|result = W

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|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|21|ITA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Baldanzi {{goal|10||72||80}}

|stadium = Viking Stadion

|location = Stavanger, Norway

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2037274--norway-vs-italy/

|result = W

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|time = 18:30

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|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

|goals1 =

• Casadei {{goal|23}}

|goals2 =

• Moran {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Stadio Nereo Rocco

|location = Trieste, Italy

|attendance =

|referee = Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/10/15/europe/uefa-u21-championship-qualification/italy-under-21/ireland-republic-under-21/4034517/

|result = D

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|date = {{Start date|2024|11|15|df=y}}

|time = 16:15

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbu|21|FRA}}

|goals1 =

• Casadei {{goal|16}}
• Ambrosino {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

• Cherki {{goal|58}}
• Atangana {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Stadio Carlo Castellani

|location = Empoli, Italy

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/15/world/under-21-friendlies/italy-under-21/france-under-21/4551761/

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|date = {{Start date|2024|11|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:15

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbu|21|UKR}}

|goals1 =

• Fabbian {{goal|26}}
• Esposito {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Alberto Picco

|location = La Spezia, Italy

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/11/19/world/under-21-friendlies/italy-under-21/ukraine-under-21/4551762/

|result = D

|note=

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|time = 18:15

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|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|21|NED}}

|goals1 =

• S. Esposito {{goal|54||pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Fitz-Jim {{goal|19}}
• Bruns {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Stadio Pierluigi Penzo

|location = Venice, Italy

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2025/03/21/world/under-21-friendlies/italy-under-21/netherlands-under-21/4618198/

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|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}

|goals1 =

• Prati {{goal|37}}

|goals2 =

• Sørensen {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

|location = Cittadella, Italy

|attendance = 7,000

|referee =

|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cy83dnd1vylt

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Players born in 2002 or later are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Players in bold have been already capped with the senior team.

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Netherlands and Denmark on 21 and 24 March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/i-26-convocati-di-nunziata-per-le-due-amichevoli-contro-paesi-bassi-e-danimarca-si-gioca-a-venezia-e-cittadella-prima-chiamata-per-angori-e-doumbia/|title=I 26 convocati di Nunziata per le amichevoli contro Paesi Bassi e Danimarca: si gioca a Venezia e Cittadella, prima chiamata per Angori e Doumbia|date=14 March 2025|publisher=Italian Football Federation |language=it}}

Caps and goals as of 24 March 2025, after the match against Denmark.

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Sebastiano Desplanches|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|11|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Palermo|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Gioele Zacchi|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|10|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Latina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Jacopo Sassi|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|24|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Modena|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lorenzo Pirola|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|20|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=3|club=Olympiacos|clubnat=GRE|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Mattia Zanotti|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|11|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=Lugano|clubnat=SUI}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Daniele Ghilardi|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|6|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Hellas Verona|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Riccardo Turicchia|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|5|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Juventus Next Gen|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Diego Coppola|age={{birth date and age|2003|12|28|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Hellas Verona|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Nicolò Bertola|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|23|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Spezia|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Marco Palestra|age={{birth date and age|2005|3|3|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Atalanta|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Samuele Angori|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|7|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Pisa|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Cher Ndour|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|27|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=2|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Giovanni Fabbian|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|14|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=4|club=Bologna|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Matteo Prati|age={{birth date and age|2003|12|28|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=1|club=Cagliari|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Niccolò Pisilli|age={{nowrap|{{birth date and age|2004|9|23|df=y}}}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Cristian Volpato|age={{birth date and age|2003|11|15|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=Sassuolo|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Tommaso Baldanzi|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|23|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=4|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Alessandro Bianco|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|1|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Monza|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Issa Doumbia|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|16|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Venezia|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Simone Pafundi|age={{birth date and age|2006|3|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Udinese|clubnat=ITA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Sebastiano Esposito|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|2|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=Empoli|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Giuseppe Ambrosino|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|10|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=Frosinone|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Luca Koleosho|age={{birth date and age|2004|9|15|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

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Following are listed players called up in the previous twelve months who are still eligible to represent the under-21 team.

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Filippo Rinaldi|age={{nowrap|{{birth date and age|2002|12|4|df=y}}}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Feralpisalò|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Matteo Ruggeri|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|11|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Atalanta|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Ukraine}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Giovanni Bonfanti|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|17|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Pisa|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Ukraine}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Michael Kayode|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|10|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Brentford|clubnat=ENG|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Ukraine}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Gabriele Guarino|age={{birth date and age|2004|4|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Carrarese|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Ukraine}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Nicolò Savona|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|19|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Republic of Ireland}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Pietro Comuzzo|age={{birth date and age|2005|2|20|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Republic of Ireland}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Mattia Viti|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|24|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Empoli|clubnat=ITA|latest={{nowrap|v.{{fbu|21|Republic of Ireland}}, 15 October 2023 ^PRE}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Davide Veroli|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|29|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Sampdoria|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Norway}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Christian Dalle Mura|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Cosenza|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Edoardo Pieragnolo|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|3|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Sassuolo|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alessandro Fontanarosa|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|7|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Reggiana|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Fabio Miretti|age={{birth date and age|2003|8|3|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=1||club=Genoa|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Netherlands}}, 21 March 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Cesare Casadei|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|10|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=3|club=Torino|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Ukraine}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Edoardo Bove|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|16|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=1||club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|France}}, 15 November 2024 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jacopo Fazzini|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|16|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Empoli|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Republic of Ireland}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Franco Tongya|age={{birth date and age|2002|3|13|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Salernitana|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Norway}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Luis Hasa|age={{birth date and age|2004|1|6|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Napoli|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Federico Zuccon|age={{birth date and age|2003|4|1|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Salernitana|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Giacomo Faticanti|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|31|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Juventus Next Gen|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Wilfried Gnonto|age={{birth date and age|2003|11|5|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=5|club=Leeds United|clubnat=ENG|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Netherlands}}, 21 March 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Francesco Pio Esposito|age={{birth date and age|2005|6|28|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=7|club=Spezia|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Netherlands}}, 21 March 2025 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Antonio Raimondo|age={{birth date and age|2004|3|18|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=4|club=Salernitana|clubnat=ITA|latest=v.{{fbu|21|Republic of Ireland}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Leonardo Cerri|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|4|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Carrarese|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Seydou Fini|age={{birth date and age|2006|6|2|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Excelsior|clubnat=NED|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Rachid Kouda|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Spezia|clubnat=ITA|latest=2024 Toulon Tournament}}

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^INJ Withdrew due to injury

^PRE Preliminary squad

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Players in bold are still eligible to represent the Under-21 team. Caps and goals with the Olympic team are included.

The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:{{Cite web|last=|date=24 September 2020|title=Classifica Presenze|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/classifica-presenze/?squadraId=13|access-date=3 June 2021|website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio|language=it}}

The following is the top 10 under-21 goalscorers:{{Cite web|last=|date=5 August 2020|title=Classifica Marcatori|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/classifica-marcatori/?squadraId=13|access-date=3 June 2021|website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio|language=it}}

• Italy national football team
• Italy national under-20 football team
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• Football at the Summer Olympics

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• [https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/azzurri/under-21/ Official website], Italian language
• [https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/azzurri/under-21/ Official website], English language
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/europe-u21.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation] Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.

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