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.

• 28 November 2012 Russian First League Selection 0-0 draw^[1]
• 22 October 2012  Malta Selection 5-0 ^[2]
• 15 November 2011 Russian First League Selection 2-1 won^[3]
• 25 October 2011 Serbian First League Selection 1-0 won^[4]
• 30 March 2011 Serbian First League Selection 2-0 won^[5][6]
• 6 February 2006:  Cape Verde (result unknown)
• 17 March 2005:  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 won^[7]
• 30 March 2004:  Belgium 3-2 won^[8]
• 12 February 2003:  Belgium 2–1 won^[9]
• 26 January 2002:  Romania 0-0 draw ^[10]

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 Russian First League Selection on 26 November 2014^[11]

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

Notable players

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

• Andrea Barzagli (b. 1981)
• Salvatore Bocchetti (b. 1986)
• Leonardo Bonucci (b. 1987)
• Mattia Cassani (b. 1983)
• Andrea Esposito (b. 1986)
• Daniele Gastaldello (b. 1983)
• Christian Maggio (b. 1982)
• Cristian Molinaro (b. 1983)
• Simone Pepe (b. 1983)

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.

See also

• Italy under-21 Lega Pro representative team

External links

• Official Site (Italian)