UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2013/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ander Stadium - Olomouc Thursday 18 June 2015 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Italy Group B - Matchday 1 Sweden Last updated 14/06/2019 12:17CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 12 Legend 15

1 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Ishak 72, Hiljemark 2-3 77; Insigne 68, 16/10/2012 PO Sweden - Italy Kalmar agg: 2-4 Florenzi 71, Immobile 86 12/10/2012 PO Italy - Sweden 1-0 Pescara Immobile 17

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Toivonen 89; Balotelli 19/06/2009 GS-FT Sweden - Italy 1-2 Helsingborg 23, Acquafresca 53

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 1-0 03/06/1992 F Sweden - Italy Vaxjo Simpson 56 agg: 1-2 28/05/1992 F Italy - Sweden 2-0 Ferrara Buso 69, Sordo 76

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 12/11/1987 QR (GS) Italy - Sweden 0-0 Perugia Eskilsson 34, 04/06/1987 QR (GS) Sweden - Italy 2-2 Valtovaara 75; Giunta 61, Zanoncelli 64

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 2-1 Baldieri 7, Vialli 85; 29/03/1986 QF Italy - Sweden Bergamo agg: 3-2 Lönn 33 Larsson 85 (P); 12/03/1986 QF Sweden - Italy 1-1 Gothenburg Borgonovo 72

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Italy 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 1 13 8 Sweden 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 3 9 1 3 5 8 13

2 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Match background

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group B opens in Olomouc with this competition's most successful nation, Italy, taking on Sweden, who they beat for their first title in 1992 – the year most of the 2015 finals squads were born. Previous meetings • This will be the tenth meeting of these teams in this competition and the most important came in 1992 when Italy faced Sweden in the two-legged final. • It was the first time either nation had reached the final and Italy won the opening leg 2-0 in Ferrara thanks to Renato Buso and Gianluca Sordo. Sweden prevailed in the return 1-0 in Vaxjo through Pascal Simpson but Italy took the first of what is now a record five titles; Sweden have not got past the semis since. • The most recent competitive encounter was in the 2013 qualifying play-offs, which again went Italy's way as they won 1-0 in Pescara and 3-2 in Kalmar against a Sweden team under Håkan Ericson. • The teams at the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia on 12 October 2013 were: Italy: Bardi; De Sciglio, Frascatore, Capuano, Marrone, Caldirola, Saponara (F Rossi 59), Florenzi (Viviani 82), Immobile (Gabbiadini 76), Insigne, De Luca. Sweden: Johnsson; M Johansson, Jansson, Pettersson, Demir, Hamad, Hiljemark, J Johansson, Claesson, Ishak, Armenteros (Jönsson 70). • Ciro Immobile scored the only goal in the 17th minute at the stadium where he spent 2011/12 alongside fellow loanee Lorenzo Insigne. • The teams at Kalmar Arena on 16 October 2013 were: Sweden: Johnsson; M Johansson, Jansson, Pettersson, Demir (Claesson 77), Hamad, Hiljemark, J Johansson (Jönsson 70), Albonrnoz, Ishak, Celik (Armenteros 70). Italy: Bardi; De Sciglio, Frascatore, Capuano, Marrone, Caldirola, Florenzi (Crimi 82), F Rossi, Immobile (Saponara 90), Insigne, De Luca (Gabbiadini 59). • Insigne opened the scoring on 59 minutes and Alessandro Florenzi added another 12 minutes later. Mikael Ishak immediately pulled one back and Oscar Hiljemark put Sweden within one goal with 13 minutes left only for Immobile to settle matters. • The only meeting between these nations in a modern U21 final tournament was in 2009, when Italy beat hosts Sweden 2-1 in Helsingborg with Mario Balotelli among the scorers. Both were to progress from the group and lose in the semis. • Of nine previous competitive meetings, Italy have won five to Sweden's one with three draws. The goal tally to Italy is 14-9, the first leg of the 1992 final the only fixture to end with a winning margin of more than one. • Including friendlies, Italy have beaten Sweden eight times in 16 fixtures, losing two and drawing six. Italy have scored 25 goals to Sweden's 13. Match background • Italy's record haul of five titles came in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004. • They were also runners-up in 1986 and 2013 and made the semi-finals in 1984, 2002 and 2009. Their only group exits were in 2006 and 2007. • Sweden's best run was to the 1992 final. They also reached the semis in 1990, 2004 and 2009 (as hosts) but did not qualify in 2011 and 2013. • Sweden have got through both previous group stages they have competed in in 2004 and 2009. Coach profiles Italy: Born 03/06/71 Di Biagio was promoted from his role as Italy U20 boss in June 2013, replacing . The erstwhile Roma and Inter midfielder was in the Azzurri team beaten by David Trezeguet's golden goal for France in the UEFA EURO 2000 final in Rotterdam. Sweden: Håkan Ericson Born: 29/05/1960 The son of Georg Ericson, Sweden coach from 1970–79, Håkan Ericson took charge of the U21s in November 2010. Formerly at the helm of Norrköping, he moved into the dugout in 1983 after a knee injury cut short his career when he was 21.

3 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Form guide • Italy Last five games (most recent first): LDWLW Qualifying top scorer: (6) • Sweden Last five games (most recent first): DWWDD Qualifying top scorer: , (4) Italy team news • Italy arrived in the Czech Republic from Milan on Monday evening after a pre-tournament camp at Internazionale's training centre at Appiano Gentile. • The Azzurrini won 7-0 against Inter's youth side last Friday in their final warm-up game before the U21 EURO. Andrea Belotti and Christian Battocchio scored in the first half, while Marcello Trotta, Daniele Baselli, Domenico Berardi, Marco Benassi and Federico Barba all found the net in the second half. Coach Luigi Di Biagio said: "We've scored seven goals from seven different players, and this proves that the main strength of this team is the group." • Left-back Cristiano Biraghi, who also played in the 2013 final tournament, said before departure: "We have worked a lot in these last two weeks. We know what to do, we are aware of our strengths, and we have a common goal. We will try to do our best in a difficult group." • The Italy squad includes three players that have already made their UEFA Champions League debut: Lorenzo Crisetig (group stage 2011/12 with Inter against CSKA Moskva), Stefano Sturaro (quarter-final first-leg with Juventus against Monaco) and Biraghi (group stage 2010/11 with Inter against Twente) • FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio visited the team last Saturday, and wished them the best of luck, saying: "For our association, the U21 EURO is one of the most important objectives. I am confident we can accomplish something significant. Our team is well structured. The Under-21 side is crucial for the future of our senior national team, and I can already see a lot of players here who are ready for the senior team." Sweden team news • Sweden prepared for the final tournament in Trelleborg and also made the short trip to fellow-finalists Denmark. The sides played out a 2–2 draw on 11 June. • John Guidetti put Sweden ahead against the Danes. Simon Gustafsson equalised late in the game. • Right-back came off after just 20 minutes of the match against Denmark due to severe back pains and his since withdrawn from the squad. He has been replaced by Benfica's Victor Nilsson Lindelöf. • Alexander Milošević played 90 minutes for Sweden's senior team in the 3–1 UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying win against Montenegro on 14 June, the eve of the U21s' departure for the Czech Republic. • Isaac Kiese Thelin and were also in the senior squad for the Montenegro game, but were unused substitutes. Bordeaux forward Kiese Thelin received treatment on a heel problem while with the seniors but has been training as normal since joining the U21 party. • , the Malmö midfielder, said after the full squad trained on Tuesday: "We've had two training sessions with really good intensity. We rehearsed set pieces today and we already know a lot about Italy and are aware of the things we have to do ourselves when playing against them."

4 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Squad list

Italy Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Francesco Bardi 18/01/1992 23 Chievo - 10 0 0 0 21 - 14 Marco Sportiello 10/05/1992 23 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 - - 20 Nicola Leali 17/02/1993 22 Cesena - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders 2 Stefano Sabelli 13/01/1993 22 Bari - 4 0 0 0 4 - 3 Cristiano Biraghi 01/09/1992 22 Chievo - 6 0 0 0 8 - 5 Daniele Rugani 29/07/1994 20 Empoli - 4 2 0 0 4 2 6 Alessio Romagnoli 12/01/1995 20 Sampdoria - 1 0 0 0 1 - 12 Federico Barba 01/09/1993 21 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 - - 13 Matteo Bianchetti 17/03/1993 22 Spezia - 9 0 0 0 13 - 17 02/03/1992 23 Genoa - 0 0 0 0 - - 22 11/06/1992 23 Atalanta - 9 0 0 0 9 - Midfielders 4 Lorenzo Crisetig 20/01/1993 22 Cagliari - 5 0 0 0 5 - 7 Federico Viviani 24/03/1992 23 Latina - 7 1 0 0 10 2 8 Stefano Sturaro 09/03/1993 22 Juventus - 2 1 0 0 2 1 15 Marco Benassi 08/09/1994 20 Torino - 2 0 0 0 2 - 16 Daniele Baselli 12/03/1992 23 Atalanta - 7 0 0 0 7 - Entella 18 Christian Battocchio 10/02/1992 23 - 10 2 0 0 10 2 Chiavari 21 Danilo Cataldi 06/08/1994 20 Lazio - 1 0 0 0 1 - Forwards 9 Andrea Belotti 20/12/1993 21 - 9 6 0 0 9 6 10 Domenico Berardi 01/08/1994 20 Sassuolo - 4 1 0 0 4 1 11 Federico Bernardeschi 16/02/1994 21 Fiorentina - 5 2 0 0 5 2 19 Marcello Trotta 29/09/1992 22 Avellino - 1 1 0 0 1 1 23 12/07/1992 22 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Luigi Di Biagio 03/06/1971 44 - 10 0 0 0 10 -

5 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc

Sweden Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 08/01/1992 23 AIK - 8 0 0 0 8 - 12 Jacob Rinne 20/06/1993 21 Örebro - 0 0 0 0 - - 23 Andreas Linde 24/07/1993 21 Molde - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders 2 Victor Lindelöf 17/07/1994 20 Benfica - 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 Alexander Milošević 30/01/1992 23 Beşiktaş - 7 1 0 0 11 2 4 22/04/1993 22 Malmö - 8 0 0 0 8 - 5 Ludwig Augustinsson 21/04/1994 21 København - 3 0 0 0 3 - 17 Joseph Baffo 07/11/1992 22 Halmstad - 2 0 0 0 6 - 18 Sebastian Holmén 29/04/1992 23 Elfsborg - 4 0 0 0 4 - 21 Pa Konate 25/04/1994 21 Malmö - 3 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders 6 Oscar Lewicki 14/07/1992 22 Malmö - 9 2 0 0 9 2 7 Oscar Hiljemark 28/06/1992 22 PSV - 5 1 0 0 17 2 8 Abdullah Khalili 07/06/1992 23 Mersin - 4 0 0 0 4 - 13 Arber Zeneli 25/02/1995 20 Elfsborg - 0 0 0 0 - - 15 Kristoffer Olsson 30/06/1995 19 Midtjylland - 5 3 0 0 5 3 16 Simon Tibbling 07/09/1994 20 Groningen - 4 0 0 0 4 - 19 Sam Larsson 10/04/1993 22 Heerenveen - 0 0 0 0 - - 20 09/10/1993 21 Palermo - 4 0 0 0 5 - 22 Simon Gustafson 20/01/1995 20 Häcken - 1 1 0 0 1 1 Forwards 9 Branimir Hrgota 12/01/1993 22 Mönchengladbach - 5 2 0 0 5 2 10 John Guidetti 15/04/1992 23 Man. City - 6 4 0 0 13 5 11 Isaac Kiese Thelin 24/06/1992 22 Bordeaux - 4 4 0 0 4 4 14 Mikael Ishak 31/03/1993 22 Randers - 7 2 0 0 14 8 Coach - Håkan Ericson 29/05/1960 55 - 10 0 0 0 19 -

6 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Match officials

Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE) Assistant referees Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE) , Polychronis Kostaras (GRE) Additional assistant referees Michael Koukoulakis (GRE) , Stavros Tritsonis (GRE) Fourth official Jan Paták (CZE) UEFA Delegate Martin Sturkenboom (NED) UEFA Referee observer Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Referee Under-21 Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Tasos Sidiropoulos 09/08/1979 3 33

Tasos Sidiropoulos First division: 2009 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Finals 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 12/10/2012 WC QR Faroe Islands Sweden 1-2 Torshavn 05/05/2013 U17 GS-FT Switzerland Sweden 0-1 Zilina 17/05/2013 U17 Final Italy Russia 0-0 Zilina 29/08/2013 UEL PO FC Slovan Liberec Udinese Calcio 1-1 Liberec 07/11/2013 UEL GS CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu ACF Fiorentina 1-2 Cluj-Napoca 28/08/2014 UEL PO Torino FC RNK Split 1-0 Turin 12/03/2015 UEL R16 SSC Napoli FC Dinamo Moskva 3-1 Naples

7 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Competition facts

8 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Match-by-match lineups Italy

Under-21 - Qualifying round Group 9 Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Italy 8 6 0 2 19 7 18 Serbia 8 5 1 2 18 10 16 Belgium 8 5 1 2 15 7 16 Cyprus 8 2 0 6 7 21 6 Northern Ireland 8 1 0 7 3 17 3

(05/09/2013) Italy 1-3 Belgium Goals: 1-0 Battocchio 39, 1-1 Hazard 47, 1-2 Malanda 52, 1-3 Ferreira-Carrasco 90+2 Italy: Bardi, Sabelli (75 Zappacosta), Liviero, Baselli, Bianchetti, Di Lorenzo, Molina, Gatto (64 Longo), Belotti, Battocchio, Piscitella (56 Improta) (09/09/2013) Cyprus 0-2 Italy Goals: 0-1 Fedato 67, 0-2 Improta 90+3 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Frascatore, Baselli, Bianchetti, Di Lorenzo, Fossati (46 Fedato), Crisetig (59 Improta), Belotti (75 Molina), Battocchio, Longo (14/10/2013) Belgium 0-1 Italy Goals: 0-1 Battocchio 4 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Baselli, Bianchetti, Antei, Fossati, Viviani, Belotti (74 Longo), Battocchio (81 Improta), Rozzi (53 Molina) (14/11/2013) Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland Goals: 1-0 Viviani 26, 2-0 Rozzi 86, 3-0 Belotti 88 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Baselli, Bianchetti, Antei, Fossati (64 Molina), Viviani, Belotti, Battocchio (85 Rozzi), Politano (54 Fedato) (19/11/2013) Serbia 1-0 Italy Goals: 1-0 Čaušić 60 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Baselli, Bianchetti, Antei, Molina (72 Pettinari), Viviani, Belotti, Battocchio (84 Fedato), Rozzi (56 Fossati) (05/03/2014) Northern Ireland 0-2 Italy Goals: 0-1 Rugani 59, 0-2 Trotta 89 Italy: Bardi, Sabelli, Murru, Molina (56 Trotta), Rugani, Romagnoli, Cataldi, Viviani, Comi (73 Dezi), Battocchio, Bernardeschi (85 De Col) (05/09/2014) Italy 3-2 Serbia Goals: 0-1 Pešić 8, 0-2 Pešić 13, 1-2 Belotti 23, 2-2 Belotti 45+4 (P) , 3-2 Berardi 75 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Sturaro, Bianchetti, Antei, Battocchio (90 Sabelli), Crisetig, Belotti, Berardi (86 Benassi), Longo (65 Bernardeschi) (09/09/2014) Italy 7-1 Cyprus Goals: 0-1 Sotiriou 29, 1-1 Bernardeschi 42, 2-1 A. Panayiotou 45+2 (og) , 3-1 Sturaro 56, 4-1 Belotti 62, 5-1 Dezi 70, 6-1 Longo 76, 7-1 Rugani 80

9 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Sabelli, Viviani (74 Crisetig), Bianchetti, Rugani, Battocchio, Sturaro, Belotti (64 Longo), Berardi (60 Dezi), Bernardeschi

Play-off (10/10/2014) Slovakia 1-1 Italy Goals: 0-1 Belotti 54, 1-1 Zreľák 69 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Baselli (70 Crisetig), Bianchetti, Rugani, Battocchio, Viviani, Belotti (88 Longo), Berardi, Bernardeschi (60 Molina) (14/10/2014) Italy 3-1 Slovakia (agg: 4-2) Goals: 1-0 Bernardeschi 5, 2-0 Belotti 15 (P) , 2-1 Lobotka 63, 3-1 Longo 90 Italy: Bardi, Zappacosta, Biraghi, Crisetig, Bianchetti, Rugani, Battocchio, Viviani (54 Benassi), Belotti (77 Longo), Berardi (86 Baselli), Bernardeschi

Group stage – final tournament Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (18/06/2015) Italy-Sweden Matchday 2 (21/06/2015) Italy-Portugal Matchday 3 (24/06/2015) England-Italy Sweden

Under-21 - Qualifying round Group 7 Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Sweden 8 5 1 2 20 14 16 Greece 8 5 0 3 20 10 15 Poland 8 5 0 3 17 10 15 Turkey 8 4 1 3 16 11 13 Malta 8 0 0 8 2 30 0

(06/09/2013) Sweden 3-1 Poland Goals: 0-1 Milošević 10 (og) , 1-1 Thern 15, 2-1 Hrgota 21, 3-1 Ishak 56 Sweden: Carlgren, Johansson, Milošević, Helander, Krafth, Hallberg, Hiljemark, Lewicki, Thern (61 Nyman), Hrgota (87 Bärkroth), Ishak (10/09/2013) Turkey 2-2 Sweden Goals: 0-1 Hallberg 31, 1-1 Musa Çağıran 42, 2-1 Kerim Frei 87, 2-2 Gustafsson 90+3 Sweden: Carlgren, Johansson, Milošević, Helander, Krafth, Hallberg (71 Bärkroth), Hiljemark, Lewicki, Silverholt (78 Gustafsson), Hrgota (81 Quaison), Ishak (12/10/2013)

10 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Poland 2-0 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Furman 33, 2-0 Żyro 42 Sweden: Carlgren, Krafth, Milošević, Helander, Silverholt, Hallberg (63 Quaison), Hiljemark, Lewicki, Thern (73 Kroon), Hrgota, Ishak (15/11/2013) Greece 5-1 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Diamantakos 4, 2-0 Mavrias 19, 2-1 Ishak 38, 3-1 Potouridis 44 (P) , 4-1 Kolovos 47, 5-1 Karelis 88 Sweden: Carlgren, Johansson, Milošević, Holmén, Silverholt (78 Konate), Claesson, Hallberg (46 Quaison), Lewicki, Thern (43 Strömberg), Ishak, Hrgota (19/11/2013) Sweden 5-0 Malta Goals: 1-0 Guidetti 11, 2-0 Claesson 20, 3-0 Guidetti 27, 4-0 Hrgota 34, 5-0 Nyman 69 Sweden: Strömberg, Johansson (66 Konate), Helander, Holmén, Krafth, Claesson, Blomqvist, Thern, Hrgota (81 Bärkroth), Guidetti (61 Kroon), Nyman (05/03/2014) Malta 1-2 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Scicluna 10, 1-1 Milošević 29, 1-2 Guidetti 70 Sweden: Strömberg, Johansson, Milošević, Helander, Augustinsson, Claesson, Lewicki, Blomqvist (71 Olsson), Quaison (58 Kroon), Guidetti, Ishak (85 Nyman) (05/09/2014) Sweden 3-0 Greece Goals: 1-0 Guidetti 52, 2-0 Kiese Thelin 73, 3-0 Kiese Thelin 90+1 Sweden: Carlgren, Krafth, Holmén, Helander, Augustinsson, Gustafson (87 Ssewankambo), Hiljemark, Lewicki, Olsson, Guidetti (78 Tibbling), Khalili (67 Kiese Thelin) (09/09/2014) Sweden 4-3 Turkey Goals: 0-1 Emrah Başsan 29, 1-1 Olsson 34, 2-1 Olsson 58, 3-1 Olsson 71, 3-2 Kerim Frei 84, 3-3 Enes Ünal 86, 4-3 Hiljemark 90+2 Sweden: Carlgren, Ssewankambo, Holmén, Helander, Krafth, Tibbling (70 Kroon), Hiljemark, Lewicki, Olsson (91 Engvall), Guidetti (87 Khalili), Kiese Thelin

Play-off (10/10/2014) France 2-0 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Thauvin 44 (P) , 2-0 Kondogbia 81 Sweden: Carlgren, Baffo, Milošević, Helander, Augustinsson, Ssewankambo (73 Hallberg), Khalili (85 Ishak), Lewicki, Tibbling (76 Olsson), Guidetti, Kiese Thelin (14/10/2014) Sweden 4-1 France (agg: 4-3) Goals: 1-0 Kiese Thelin 3, 2-0 Kiese Thelin 35, 3-0 Lewicki 71, 3-1 Kurzawa 87, 4-1 Lewicki 88 Sweden: Carlgren, Krafth, Milošević, Baffo, Konate, Olsson (87 Ishak), Khalili, Lewicki, Hallberg (69 Tibbling), Guidetti (91 Lindelöf), Kiese Thelin

Group stage – final tournament Matchday 1 (18/06/2015) Italy-Sweden Matchday 2 (21/06/2015) Sweden-England Matchday 3 (24/06/2015) Portugal-Sweden

11 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Team facts

Italy Final tournament record 2013: runners-up 2011: did not qualify 2009: semi-finals 2007: group stage 2006: group stage 2004: winners 2002: semi-finals 2000: winners 1996: winners 1994: winners 1992: winners 1990: semi-finals 1988: quarter-finals 1986: runners-up 1984: semi-finals 1982: quarter-finals 1980: quarter-finals 1978: quarter-finals 2015 qualifying (including play-off) P10 W7 D1 L2 F23 A9 Top scorers: Andrea Belotti (6) Ever presents: Francesco Bardi, Christian Battocchio Italy U21s capped at senior level None Players with previous U21 final tournament experience Israel 2013: Francesco Bardi, Nicoa Leali, Matteo Bianchetti, Cristiano Biraghi Most capped player All-time: Andrea Pirlo (46) Current: Francesco Bardi (34) Leading scorer All-time: Alberto Gilardino (19) Current: Andrea Belotti (8) Biggest wins Final tournament 4-0: Italy v Israel, 08/06/13 Group stage, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv Qualifying 8-1: Italy v Wales, 05/09/03 Qualifying group stage, Stadio Fortunato, Pavia 7-0: Italy v Liechtenstein, 06/09/12 Qualifying group stage, Stadio Ceravolo, Catanzaro 7-0: Italy v Estonia, 23/03/95 Qualifying group stage, Stadio Ceravolo, Catanzaro Heaviest defeats Final tournament 3-1: USSR v Italy, 02/04/80 Quarter-finals, Razdam Stadium, Jereven 3-1: England v Italy, 18/04/84 Quarter-finals, Maine Road, Manchester Qualifying 6-0: Norway v Italy, 05/06/91

12 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Qualifying group stage, Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger

Sweden Tournament record 2013: did not qualify 2011: did not qualify 2009: semi-finals 2007: did not qualify 2006: did not qualify 2004: fourth place 2002: did not qualify 2000: did not qualify 1998: quarter-finals 1996: did not qualify 1994: did not qualify 1992: runners-up 1990: semi-finals 1988: did not qualify 1986: quarter-finals 1984: did not qualify 1982: did not qualify 1980: did not qualify 1978: did not qualify 2015 qualifying (including play-off) P10 W6 D1 L3 F24 A17 Top scorers: Isaac Kiese Thelin, John Guidetti (4) Ever presents: None Sweden U21s capped at senior level Isaac Kiese Thelin (5), Oscar Hiljemark (6), Oscar Lewicki (4), Robin Quaison (5), Alexander Milošević (4), Branimir Hrgota (3), Ludwig Augustinsson (2), John Guidetti (2), Simon Gustafson (2), Sebastian Holmén (2), Mikael Ishak (2) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 36 Alexander Farnerud Current: 31 Oscar Hiljemark Leading scorer All-time: 13 Current: 10 Mikael Ishak Biggest wins Final tournament 5-1: Sweden v Belarus, 16/06/09 Group stage, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo Qualifying 6-0: Sweden v Malta, 03/06/05 Qualifying group stage, Örjans vall, Halmstad 6-0: Sweden v Bulgaria, 06/10/92 Qualifying group stage, Örjans vall, Halmstad 6-0: Sweden v Cyprus, 01/05/91 Qualifying group stage, Olympia, Helsingborg Heaviest defeats Final tournament 1-0: Norway v Sweden, 24/05/98 Quarter-finals, Steaua Stadium, Bucharest 1-2: Sweden v Italy, 19/06/09 Group stage, Olympia, Helsingborg Qualifying

13 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc 6-0: Ukraine v Sweden, 31/05/12 Qualifying group stage, Obolon-Arena, Kyiv

14 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Legend

:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only

:: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth

Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points

:: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited

15 Italy - Sweden Thursday 18 June 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ander Stadium, Olomouc Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only 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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