Italy

22 June :: Italy - Bulgaria 2-1
Regardless of beating Bulgaria 2-1, Italy failed to advance past the group stage of Euro 2004.The Bulgarians started strong, opening the score from a penalty by Martin Petrov late in the first half.Italy responded by aggressively pressuring and managed to equalize early in the second half.Italy took control of the game missing a number of opportunities and pulling off another goal, practically at the end of the match.But this did not help them get through the next stage as Denmark and Sweden finished on top thanks to their favorable goal difference.

18 June :: Sweden - Italy 1-1
Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Sweden in a pulsating Euro 2004 Group C match here on Friday. A cheeky back-heeled goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic five minutes from time salvaged a point for the Swedes after Antonio Cassano's first-half header had given Italy the lead. At this point, Sweden top the group on goal difference even though they and Denmark have four points from two matches, while Italy are third with two points.

14 June :: Denmark - Italy 0-0
Denmark and Italy finished with a scoreless draw in the first match of Group C. Inspired goalkeeping and cautious play kept the scoresheet clean for the entire 90 minutes.Denmark's Thomas Sørensen produced a stunning double save to deny Alessandro Del Piero and Francesco Totti just before half-time.Gianluigi Buffon emulated his opposite number to brilliantly keep out efforts in quick succession from Jon Dahl Tomasson and Dennis Rommedahl in the second half of what was an enthralling encounter in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

Overview
Italy have assembled a number of elite players so all eyes will be on coach Trapattoni.He will be fully responsible for ensuring that blunders (similar to the one from World Cup 2002) do not occur.

Italy Squad - Final Selection

	Player	Club	Born	Position
1.	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus	28.01.1978	GK
2.	Christian Panucci	AS Roma	12.04.1973	DF
3.	Massimo Oddo	Lazio	14.06.1976	DF
4.	Cristiano Zanetti	Inter Milan	10.04.1977	MF
5.	Fabio Cannavaro	Inter Milan	13.09.1973	DF
6.	Matteo Ferrari	Parma	05.12.1979	DF
7.	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	09.11.1974	AT
8.	Gennaro Gattuso	AC Milan	09.01.1978	MF
9.	Christian Vieri	Inter Milan	12.07.1973	AT
10.	Francesco Totti	AS Roma	27.09.1976	MF
11.	Bernardo Corradi	Lazio	30.03.1976	AT
12.	Francesco Toldo	Inter Milan	02.12.1971	GK
13.	Alessandro Nesta	AC Milan	19.03.1976	DF
14.	Stefano Fiore	Lazio	17.04.1975	MF
15.	Giuseppe Favalli	Lazio	-	DF
16.	Mauro Camoranesi	Juventus	04.10.1976	MF
17.	Marco Di Vaio	Juventus	15.07.1976	AT
18.	Antonio Cassano	AS Roma	-	AT
19.	Gianluca Zambrotta	Juventus	19.02.1977	MF
20.	Simone Perrotta	Chievo	17.09.1977	MF
21.	Andrea Pirlo	AC Milan	19.05.1979	MF
22.	Angelo Peruzzi	Lazio	-	GK
23.	Marco Materazzi	Inter Milan	19.08.1973	DF
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni

Italy Fixtures
All kick-offs are in local Portuguese time (GMT 0)

Monday, 14th June 17.00
Italy vs Denmark (Group C)
at Guimarães

Friday, 18th June 19.45
Italy vs Sweden (Group C)
at Porto

Tuesday, 22th June 19.45
Italy vs Bulgaria (Group C)
at Guimarães