Northern Ireland v Italy (15/11/2021)

THE SQUAD: ITALY

FEDERICO BERNARDESCHI FORWARD JUVENTUS AGE 27 CAPS 37 GOALS 6 Wide man who came through the ranks at Fiorentina before joining rivals Juventus in 2017. He has won three titles with the Bianconeri. Bernardeschi won his first international cap under Antonio Conte in 2016 and he scored penalties in the semi-final and final victories at Euro 2020. GIACOMO RASPADORI FORWARD SASSUOLO AGE 21 CAPS 7 GOALS 1 Raspadori represented Italy at Under-17, U19, U20 and U21 levels before being called up to the Euro 2020 squad by Roberto Mancini in June despite never having won a senior cap. Scored his first international goal during a 5-0 victory over Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier in September.

FEDERICO CHIESA FORWARD JUVENTUS

LORENZO INSIGNE FORWARD NAPOLI AGE 30 CAPS 52 GOALS 10 Captain of Napoli, for whom he has played over 400 times and scored more than 100 goals. The diminutive forward made his debut for Italy in 2012 and he found the net twice during the run to Euro 2020 glory. He has reached double figures in goals in each of the past six seasons for Napoli.

AGE 24 CAPS 37 GOALS 4 Now in his second season with Juventus after joining the club from Fiorentina, with whom he scored 10 Serie A goals in 2019-20. Came into this window having played 15 times for Italy in 2021 alone. He is the son of Enrico Chiesa, the former Parma and Fiorentina forward who won 17 caps for Italy.

GIANLUCA SCAMACCA FORWARD SASSUOLO AGE 22 CAPS 1 GOALS 0

Former Roma youth product who made his senior breakthrough in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. Joined Sassuolo in 2017 and debuted in Serie A as an 18-year-old. Scored two goals for Italy’s Under-19s during the 2018 Euros and received his first call-up to the senior squad in September.

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