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UEFA EURO 2016 MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Pierre Mauroy - Lille Métropole Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET Group E - Matchday 3 Italy #ITAIRL Republic of Ireland Last updated 09/07/2016 20:36CET UEFA EURO 2016 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Team facts 17 Legend 19 1 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2012 Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cassano 35, Balotelli 18/06/2012 GS-FT Italy - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Poznan 90 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Whelan 8, St Ledger 10/10/2009 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Italy 2-2 Dublin 87; Camoranesi 26, Gilardino 90 01/04/2009 QR (GS) Italy - Republic of Ireland 1-1 Bari Iaquinta 10; Keane 88 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/06/1994 GS-FT Italy - Republic of Ireland 0-1 New Jersey Houghton 11 FIFA World Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/06/1990 QF Republic of Ireland - Italy 0-1 Rome Schillaci 38 1972 UEFA European Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Conway 23; 10/05/1971 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Italy 1-2 Dublin Boninsegna 15, Prati 59 Picchio 22 (P), 08/12/1970 PR (GS) Italy - Republic of Ireland 3-0 Florence Boninsegna 42, Prati 84 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Italy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 1 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 7 FIFA* Italy 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 Friendlies Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 1 1 9 4 Republic of Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 1 1 4 4 9 Total Italy 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 13 8 3 2 20 9 Republic of Ireland 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 13 2 3 8 9 20 2 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 3 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole Match background Italy and the Republic of Ireland come together in their final group match for the second UEFA European Championship in succession, with Martin O'Neill's side out for revenge in Group E. Previous meetings • Italy's record in 13 meetings with Ireland is W8 D3 L2 (W4 D2 L1 in competitive games), with three of the nations' five most recent encounters ending in draws. • At UEFA EURO 2012 in Poznan – their first UEFA European Championship final tournament encounter – Cesare Prandelli's Italy overcame Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland 2-0 thanks to goals from Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli. • The teams for that game on 18 June 2012 were: Italy: Buffon, Chiellini (Bonucci 57), Motta, Balzaretti, Abate, Marchisio, Cassano (Diamanti 63), Di Natale (Balotelli 74), Barzagli, De Rossi, Pirlo. Ireland: Given, St Ledger, Ward, O'Shea, Dunne, Whelan, McGeady (Long 65), Andrews, Doyle (Walters 76), Keane (Cox 86), Duff. • It was the fourth time that Trapattoni had led Ireland against his compatriots and his first defeat after two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying draws and a 2-0 friendly win in Liege in June 2011. • A Salvatore Schillaci strike in Rome was enough for Italy to eliminate Ireland in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup. Four years later Ireland defeated the Azzurri by the same scoreline during the group stage courtesy of a Ray Houghton goal. • The countries also crossed paths on the road to the 1972 UEFA European Championship, Italy winning 3-0 at home and 2-1 away, with Roberto Boninsegna and Pierino Prati on target in both games. • Most recently, Martin O'Neill's Ireland held Prandelli's Italy to a 0-0 draw in a friendly in London in May 2014. EURO facts – Italy • This is Italy's ninth EURO final tournament and their sixth in a row since missing out on the 1992 edition in Sweden. Only twice have they failed to advance through the group stage – in 1996 and 2004. • Italy won the 1968 EURO and have been losing finalists twice since – in 2000 and 2012. • Italy (W7 D3) were among four teams undefeated in qualifying alongside England, Austria and Romania. Italy have the longest ongoing unbeaten UEFA European Championship qualifying run, having avoided defeat in each of their last 30 qualifying matches. • Italian clubs' record in five away games in Lille is W2 D1 L2. Most recently, Internazionale Milano beat LOSC Lille 1- 0 in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage. EURO facts – Republic of Ireland • The Irish are competing at their third EURO, but have yet to make it through the group stage. They lost all three of their games at UEFA EURO 2012. • Ireland's biggest achievement to date came at the 1990 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals. • The only previous Irish side to have played a UEFA game in Lille is Shelbourne, who lost 2-0 to LOSC in a 2004/05 UEFA Cup first round match. Coach and player links • Play together Graziano Pellè (Italy) & Shane Long (Ireland) – Southampton • Have played together Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy) & John O'Shea and Keiren Westwood (Ireland) – Sunderland, 2013–14 • The teams share a former coach; Trapattoni led Italy from 2000–04 and Ireland from 2008–13. 4 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole Squad list Italy Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gianluigi Buffon 28/01/1978 38 Juventus * 9 0 2 0 158 - 12 Salvatore Sirigu 12/01/1987 29 Paris - 2 0 0 0 16 - 13 Federico Marchetti 07/02/1983 33 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 11 - Defenders 2 Mattia De Sciglio 20/10/1992 23 Milan - 7 0 1 0 23 - 3 Giorgio Chiellini 14/08/1984 31 Juventus * 8 2 2 0 86 6 4 Matteo Darmian 02/12/1989 26 Man. United - 10 1 1 0 23 1 5 Angelo Ogbonna 23/05/1988 28 West Ham - 1 0 0 0 11 - 15 Andrea Barzagli 08/05/1981 35 Juventus - 2 0 2 0 58 - 19 Leonardo Bonucci 01/05/1987 29 Juventus * 9 1 2 0 59 3 Midfielders 6 Antonio Candreva 28/02/1987 29 Lazio - 9 2 2 0 40 4 8 Alessandro Florenzi 11/03/1991 25 Roma - 6 1 1 0 18 2 10 Thiago Motta 28/08/1982 33 Paris * 0 0 2 0 28 1 14 Stefano Sturaro 09/03/1993 23 Juventus - 0 0 1 0 2 - 16 Daniele De Rossi 24/07/1983 32 Roma * 3 1 2 0 105 18 18 Marco Parolo 25/01/1985 31 Lazio - 4 0 2 0 22 - 21 Federico Bernardeschi 16/02/1994 22 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 4 - 23 Emanuele Giaccherini 05/05/1985 31 Bologna - 1 0 2 1 27 4 Forwards 7 Simone Zaza 25/06/1991 24 Juventus - 5 1 1 0 12 1 9 Graziano Pellè 15/07/1985 30 Southampton - 7 3 2 1 15 6 11 Ciro Immobile 20/02/1990 26 Torino - 5 0 1 0 14 1 17 Éder 15/11/1986 29 Internazionale * 5 2 2 1 12 3 20 Lorenzo Insigne 04/06/1991 25 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 9 2 22 Stephan El Shaarawy 27/10/1992 23 Roma - 4 1 0 0 19 3 Coach - Antonio Conte 31/07/1969 46 - 10 0 1 0 20 - 5 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole Republic of Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Sheff. 1 Keiren Westwood 23/10/1984 31 - 0 0 0 0 17 - Wednesday 16 Shay Given 20/04/1976 40 Stoke - 5 0 0 0 133 - 23 Darren Randolph 12/05/1987 29 West Ham - 4 0 2 0 11 - Defenders 2 Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 27 Everton - 8 0 2 0 36 - 3 Ciaran Clark 26/09/1989 26 Aston Villa - 4 0 2 0 19 2 4 John O'Shea 30/04/1981 35 Sunderland - 11 1 2 0 112 3 5 Richard Keogh 11/08/1986 29 Derby - 5 0 0 0 12 1 12 Shane Duffy 01/01/1992 24 Blackburn - 0 0 0 0 3 - 15 Cyrus Christie 30/09/1992 23 Derby - 2 1 0 0 5 1 17 Stephen Ward 20/08/1985 30 Burnley - 6 0 1 0 33 3 Midfielders 6 Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 32 Stoke * 9 0 2 0 72 2 Sheff. 7 Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 30 - 8 2 2 0 83 5 Wednesday 8 James McCarthy 12/11/1990 25 Everton * 9 0 2 0 37 - 11 James McClean 22/04/1989 27 West Brom - 9 2 2 0 40 5 13 Jeff Hendrick 31/01/1992 24 Derby * 10 0 2 0 23 - 18 David Meyler 29/05/1989 27 Hull - 4 0 0 0 16 - 19 Robbie Brady 14/01/1992 24 Norwich - 11 1 2 0 25 4 20 Wes Hoolahan 20/05/1982 34 Norwich - 10 1 2 1 32 3 22 Stephen Quinn 01/04/1986 30 Reading - 4 0 0 0 15 - Forwards 9 Shane Long 22/01/1987 29 Southampton - 9 3 2 0 65 16 10 Robbie Keane 08/07/1980 35 LA Galaxy - 9 5 2 0 144 67 14 Jon Walters 20/09/1983 32 Stoke - 10 5 1 0 39 10 21 Daryl Murphy 15/03/1983 33 Ipswich - 5 0 0 0 20 - Coach - Martin O'Neill 01/03/1952 64 - 12 0 2 0 28 - 6 Italy - Republic of Ireland Wednesday 22 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Métropole Head coach Antonio Conte Date of birth: 31 July 1969 Nationality: Italian Playing career: US Lecce, Juventus Coaching career: AC Siena (assistant), USD Arezzo, AS Bari, Atalanta BC, AC Siena, Juventus, Italy • A combative and versatile midfielder, Conte also weighed in with his share of goals – usually spectacular.