Italy U19’s qualify for Euros

Italy’s Under-19 team qualified for this summer’s UEFA European Under-19’s Championship in the Czech Republic.

The Azzurrini qualified by winning Group 13 of the Qualifying round in November 2007 and Group 6 of the Elite round last month, topping both rounds after winning all six of their games.

Francesco Rocca’s side have been placed in Group B alongside the hosts Czech Republic, England and Greece for the finals tournament that takes place from July 14-26 2008.

QUALIFYING ROUND GROUP 13
10-15 November 2007 (in Italy):
Croatia 3-0 Malta
Italy 3-1 Montenegro (Ita: Nicolas Viola (Pen), Silvano Raggio Garibaldi, Andrea Poli)
Croatia 2-1 Montenegro
Malta 0-2 Italy (Alessandro Morbidelli, Stefano Okaka Cuka (Pen))
Italy 3-1 Croatia (Ita: Nicolas Viola, Andrea Mazzarani, Umberto Eusepi)
Montenegro 3-0 Malta

ELITE ROUND GROUP 6
26-31 May 2008 (in Switzerland):
Italy 2-0 Sweden (Alberto Paloschi, Fernando Forestieri)
France 3-2 Switzerland
Italy 2-0 Switzerland (Alberto Paloschi, Stefano Okaka Cuka)
Sweden 1-2 France
France 0-2 Italy (Andrea Mazzarani (2 goals))
Switzerland 4-1 Sweden

FINAL TOURNAMENT GROUP B
14-20 July 2008 (in Czech Republic):
Czech Republic v England
Greece v Italy
Czech Republic v Greece
England v Italy
Italy v Czech Republic
England v Greece

Source: UEFA