By Anna Italia

Italian Soccer Serie A supports 100% Italy National team

                 Ukraine vs Italy 
                        Tuesday March 29, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine
 
           

Click here to Buy Italy - Euro 2012 Qualifying tickets -  Euro 2012 Qualifying UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying Buy Italy vs. Estonia  Tickets Friday June 3 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifying Tickets Friday June 3 2011 Italy Euro 2012 Qualifying Tickets Italy National Soccer team Buy Estonia vs. Italy Tickets Saturday September 3 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifying Saturday September 3 2011 Italy - Euro 2012 Qualifying Tickets Italy National Soccer team Estonia National Football team Buy Italy vs. Slovenia Tickets Tuesday September 6 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifying Tickets Tuesday September  6 2011 Italy - Euro 2012 Qualifying Tickets Click here to buy Official  Italy National Football Gear, Italia team Gear, Italy National team jerseys, Italy EURO 2012 Gear

Ukraine - Italy  (before the match)
International Friendly Game
FIFA Ranking Ukraine 33rd position  with 707 points
Italy 11th position with 957 points


Closing the EURO 2012 qualification test with Slovenia 0 - 1 Italy thanks to the goal by Italy midfielder Thiago Motta in the 73rd minute. Italy now prepares for the International Friendly game against Ukraine to be played on Tuesday March 29, 2011 in Ukraine.

Italy Head coach Cesare Prandelli not taking this match lightly.  On the contrary, it is now time to continue the rebuilding of the "new Italy."  Stats are in favor of Italy.

In six games with Ukraine National team, Italy winning five and drawn once including the one in the 2006 World Cup quarterfinals where Italy defeated Ukraine 3-0.

There are no Serie A players called up in the Ukraine National Football team. Yet, there is ex AC Milan forward Andriy Schevchenko as Captain with 100 appearances and scoring 45 goals for Ukraine.   A deja vu with Italy goalkeeper Gigi Buffon since the times of the famous final Champions League where Shevchenko converted the winning penalty leading to AC Milan defeating Juve to win the Champions League in May 2003...


Here is the Italian National Football Team Schedule from March 26 to March 29, 2011.

Saturday March 26 2011 - Sabato 26  marzo 2011
h.  15.00  Meeting with the press Italy Head Coach Cesare Prandelli - Incontro con la stampa (Commissario tecnico)
h.  15.45  Italy National Football team training open to the press - Allenamento (aperto alla stampa)
   

Sunday March 27 2011 - Domenica 27 marzo 2011
h. 11.00  taly National Football team training open to the press - Allenamento (aperto alla stampa)
h. 13.30 Players press conference - Incontro con la stampa (calciatori)
h. 16.00  taly National Football team training  closed doors. - Allenamento (a porte chiuse)
 
Monday March 27 2011 - Lunedì 28 marzo 2011
h. 10.30   Italy National Football team training open to the press -  Allenamento (aperto alla stampa)
Al termine incontro con la stampa (CT + calciatori)
h.  16.45  Partenza volo charter da Firenze per

Tuesday March 29 2011 -  Martedì 29 marzo 2011
h. 20.45 (21.45 l.t.) Gara amichevole UCRAINA – ITALIA 
Press conference after the match and returning to Italy with stops in Milan and rome -
Al termine incontro con la stampa, rientro in Italia (Milano-Roma)  e scioglimento della comitiva


Photo Getty Images

Here is the official starting lineup from Italy National Football team for the match against Slovenia valid for the EURO 2012 Qualification from Group C.  Surely, we will see a different formation against Ukraine giving more  playing time to the ones under observation.  For example Juventus forward Alessandro Matri might start with Giuseppe Rossi... what about goalkeeper?? Will Prandelli give resting time to Buffon?

 

International Friendly Game
Ukraine vs Italy 
Tuesday March 29 2011
Kiev Ukraine

  
blog comments powered by Disqus