Italy under-21 Serie B representative team

Italy Under–21 Serie B
Association Lega Serie B
(Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio)
Head coach Massimo Piscedda
First colours
Second colours

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.

Recent fixture

Only matches played against national teams were listed.

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 Russia Russian First League Selection on 26 November 2014[11]
0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stefano Minelli (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 Italy Brescia
1GK Mirko Pigliacelli (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 Italy Frosinone (on loan from Parma)
2DF Mattia Bani (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 Italy Pro Vercelli
2DF Antonio Barreca (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 Italy Cittadella (on loan from Torino)
2DF Luca Bittante (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 Italy Avellino
2DF Marco Chiosa (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 Italy Avellino (on loan from Torino)
2DF Alex Ferrari (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 Italy Bologna
2DF Riccardo Fiamozzi (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 Italy Varese
3MF Gennaro Acampora (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 Italy Spezia
3MF Massimiliano Busellato (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 Italy Cittadella
3MF Simone Emmanuello (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Italy Pro Vercelli
3MF Roberto Gagliardini (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 Italy Spezia (on loan from Atalanta)
3MF Andrea Schiavone (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 Italy Modena (on loan from Juventus)
3MF Matteo Ricci (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 Italy Carpi (on loan from Roma)
4FW Niccolò Belloni (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 Italy Pro Vercelli (on loan from Inter)
4FW Stefano Beltrame (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 Italy Modena (on loan from Sampdoria)
4FW Eric Lanini (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 Italy Virtus Entella (on loan at Palermo)
4FW Luca Paganini (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 Italy Frosinone
4FW Antonio Rozzi (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 Italy Bari (on loan from Lazio)
4FW Marco Valotti (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 Italy Brescia

Notable players

Players who won full caps or received a call-up for Italy senior team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.legaserieb.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=6c35d10a-42fa-42b5-b4ee-9f80ca4c6803&groupId=115051
  2. ↑ http://www.legaserieb.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d56fbe2e-80c5-47e9-8032-1746236c514a&groupId=115051
  3. ↑ "COMUNICATO STAMPA N. 39 (2011–12 season): B Italia espugna anche la Russia" (PDF). Lega Serie B (in Italian). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "BITALIA VINCE IN SERBIA: 1-0". Lega Serie B (in Italian). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Серија Б Италије - Прва лига Србије 2:0 (1:0). Football Association of Serbia (FSS) (in Serbian). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Andrea Abodi. (2011-03-28). "Gara amichevole internazionale B Italia vs B Serbia" (PDF). Serie B. Communicato ufficiale N. 84 del 28 marzo 2011 (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  7. ↑ Di Ragogna, Dante (18 March 2005). "L' Italia si diverte Brilla Vantaggiato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Grieco in extremis In Belgio è vittoria". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 March 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Lulli, Sandro (13 February 2003). "Baù, Budel e Antonini, il trio Milan batte il Belgio". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Under di serie B, un ritorno senza reti Marini soddisfatto: «Bene la difesa»". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 January 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  11. ↑ "COMUNICATO N. 37 DEL 19 NOVEMBRE 2014". Lega Serie B (in Italian). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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