EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Renzo Barbera - Palermo Friday 10 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Italy Group H - Matchday 2 Azerbaijan Last updated 03/06/2015 04:06CET

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1 Italy - Azerbaijan Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Renzo Barbera, Palermo

Match background

Italy's past record against Azerbaijan at senior, youth and age-limit levels makes them the overwhelming favourites as the sides meet in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group H. Match background • Italy won both of their previous meetings with Azerbaijan without conceding a goal – 2-0 in Baku and 4-0 in Reggio Calabria in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying. • Giovanni Trapattoni's Italy benefited from Tarlan Akhmedov's own goal (33) and an Alessandro Del Piero strike (65) as they beat Vagif Sadygov's side 2-0 in Baku on 7 September 2002, while they confirmed their place in the finals with a 4-0 win in the reverse fixture on 11 October 2003, Christian Vieri (15), Filippo Inzaghi (23 and 86) and Marco Di Vaio (64) scoring the goals. • Italy and Azerbaijan have met in seven UEFA youth and age-limit tournaments, with Italy very much on top, boasting the record W6 D1 L0. That sole draw was a 0-0 in a UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifier on 4 March 1997. It was only in the last of those seven encounters – a 2-1 defeat at Under-19 level in Sweden – that Azerbaijan scored their first goal against Italy. • FC Internazionale Milano have figured in both previous meetings between clubs from the two countries. First, Inter beat Neftçi PFK 3-1 in Baku before a 2-2 draw in Milan in the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League group stage. The Nerazzurri then won 2-0 at home to Qarabağ FK in the same competition's 2014/15 group stage. • The nations' clubs have tended to be more closely matched in futsal, but their sole competitive encounter at international level – a UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 group stage game – ended in a 7-0 win for Italy in Antwerp.

2 Italy - Azerbaijan Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Renzo Barbera, Palermo Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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