Italian European Championship results: 1960 - did not participate, 1964 - did not qualify, 1968 - champion, 1972 - did not qualify, 1976 did not advance, 1980 - final four, 1984 - did not advance, 1988 - final four, 1992 - did not qualify, 1996 - group stage, 2000 - runner-up, 2004 - group stage, 2008 - quarterfinals, 2012 - runner-up, 2016 -quarterfinals, 2020 - champion.
The Italian national football team, founded in 1898, is home to the world-famous Stadio Olimpico in Rome, is a professional football stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people, their home jersey is blue clothes, white pants and blue socks, blue symbolizes the color of the Mediterranean, which is also related to the geographical location of their country.
Italian football is also very well known in world football, in addition to winning the European Championship twice, it has also won four World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and one Olympic football champion (1936).
Italian football feature: defensive counter-attack
The Italian team, known as the "Mediterranean Fortress", can be seen to have their unique abilities on the defensive end, and their classic tactic is "defensive counterattack", and it is extremely fast.
Therefore, some people say that Italian football is too conservative and not good-looking, but in fact, they are equally sharp on the offensive end, but they are better at defending first, exhausting the opponent's physical strength, and then carrying out a fatal blow.
Therefore, among the Italian football stars, the defender occupies most of the places, such as:
I. Gatano Sirea
Sirea has two records that are still amazing:
1. Won the championship of all major competitions of UEFA and FIFA (only 5 in the world);
2. Won the three major European club cup championships (only 9 in the whole of Europe);
Even fewer have obtained both records at the same time.
He has also been called one of the most successful defenders in the history of Italian football. He has never won a red card in his entire career, so Sirea is more elegant when comparing him to The Italian Iron Guard Gentile.
Second, Claudio Gentile
Gentile, known as the "Italian Iron Guard", is excellent in attack and defense, good at staring at people fiercely, stealing and savage, and even Maradona and Zico have fallen under his hands, which shows how strong this person is.
Iii. Roberto Baggio
The Italian striker is arguably one of the most well-known Italian stars, and his career has been a path to lead the Italian team forward, he made 56 appearances for the national team, scored 27 goals, the efficiency is really high, and helped the Italian national team to win the 1990 World Cup third place and the 1994 World Cup runner-up.
He was inducted into the inaugural Italian Football Hall of Fame in December 2011.
The world's evaluation of him is very high, such as:
1. Roberto Baggio is a melancholy hero, a football genius, or a football artist, who has reached the heavenly realm of human-ball unity.
2) People like Roberto Baggio should be protected by UNESCO as an artistic heritage.
3. Roberto Baggio is a great player who uses his will and actions to pick up the girder, influence and inspire the whole team.
4, Roberto Baggio's career is perfect, the blue eyes are more melancholy, making people more fascinated by him, his temperament, his skills, are deeply impressed by his fans.
In addition to these Italian stars, there are Fabio Cannavaro, Paolo Maldini, Christian Vieri, Francisco Totti, Andrea Pirlo, Franco Barresi, Paolo Rossi, Giacento Fáchettti and many more.
There may be some people we have not yet seen them play, they have died or retired, but the spirit and technology they left for Italian football is also a jewel in world football!
What other classics do you have in your memory of Italian football? You can leave everyone's voice in the comment area, we will explain some wonderful moments and characters in the future, thank you for your attention!