EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Renzo Barbera - Palermo Friday 10 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group H - Matchday -11 Last updated 12/07/2021 16:53CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

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

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2004 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Vieri 15, F. Inzaghi 11/10/2003 QR (GS) Italy - Azerbaijan 4-0 23, 86, Di Vaio 64 Akhmedov 33 (og), 07/09/2002 QR (GS) Azerbaijan - Italy 0-2 Del Piero 65

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 - - - - 2 2 0 0 6 0 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 6 FIFA* Italy ------Azerbaijan ------Friendlies Italy ------Azerbaijan ------Total Italy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 6 0 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 6 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 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. • 's Italy benefited from Tarlan Akhmedov's own goal (33) and an 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, (15), (23 and 86) and (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 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.

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

Italy Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 28/01/1978 36 Juventus - 1 0 0 0 142 - - Salvatore Sirigu 12/01/1987 27 Paris - 0 0 0 0 10 - - 10/11/1992 21 - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - 14/08/1984 30 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 71 4 - Matteo Darmian 02/12/1989 24 Torino - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Manuel Pasqual 13/03/1982 32 Fiorentina - 1 0 0 0 7 - - 16/02/1988 26 Internazionale - 1 0 0 0 15 - - Angelo Ogbonna 23/05/1988 26 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Leonardo Bonucci 01/05/1987 27 Juventus - 1 1 0 0 40 3 - 20/10/1992 21 Milan - 1 0 0 0 14 - - 19/05/1979 35 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 112 13 - Alberto Aquilani 07/07/1984 30 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 35 5 - Antonio Candreva 28/02/1987 27 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 23 - - Andrea Poli 29/09/1989 25 Milan - 1 0 0 0 5 1 - Claudio Marchisio 19/01/1986 28 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 48 4 - Marco Verratti 05/11/1992 21 Paris - 0 0 0 0 9 1 - Marco Parolo 25/01/1985 29 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 7 - - 11/03/1991 23 Roma - 1 0 0 0 5 1 Forwards - Sebastian Giovinco 26/01/1987 27 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 18 1 - Graziano Pellè 15/07/1985 29 Southampton - 0 0 0 0 - - - Mattia Destro 20/03/1991 23 Roma - 1 0 0 0 7 1 - 20/02/1990 24 Dortmund - 1 0 0 0 6 1 - Simone Zaza 25/06/1991 23 Sassuolo - 1 1 0 0 2 1 Coach - 31/07/1969 45 - 1 0 0 0 2 -

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

Azerbaijan Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 09/02/1986 28 Qäbälä - 1 0 0 0 48 - - Emil Balayev 17/04/1994 20 Neftçi - 0 0 0 0 - - - Salahat Agayev 04/01/1991 23 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 5 - Defenders - Rashad Sadygov 16/06/1982 32 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 94 4 - Elnur Allahverdiyev 02/11/1983 30 Neftçi - 0 0 0 0 36 - - Qara Qarayev 12/10/1992 21 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 10 - - Tarlan Guliyev 19/04/1992 22 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Ufuk Budak 26/05/1990 24 Gaziantep - 1 0 0 0 15 - - Badavi Guseynov 11/07/1991 23 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 12 - - İlkin Qırtımov 04/11/1990 23 Simurq - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Elvin Yunuszade 22/08/1992 22 Neftçi - 0 0 0 0 2 1 Midfielders Xäzär - Rahid Amirguliyev 01/09/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 37 1 Länkäran - Cavid Hüseynov 09/03/1988 26 Qäbälä - 0 0 0 0 39 1 - Araz Abdullayev 18/04/1992 22 Neftçi - 1 0 0 0 11 - Xäzär - Rasim Ramaldanov 24/01/1986 28 - 0 0 0 0 14 - Länkäran - Abdulla Abatsiyev 16/08/1993 21 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Ilter Tashkin 05/07/1994 20 Braunschweig - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Dmitri Nazarov 04/04/1990 24 Karlsruhe - 1 1 0 0 4 1 Forwards FK Khazar - Magomed Kurbanov 11/04/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Sumgayit - Vüqar Nadirov 15/06/1987 27 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 53 4 Xäzär - Rauf Aliyev 12/02/1989 25 - 1 0 0 0 38 7 Länkäran - Rüfat Dadaşov 29/09/1991 23 Saarbrücken - 1 0 0 0 14 4 Xäzär - Agabala Ramazanov 20/01/1993 21 - 0 0 0 0 - - Länkäran Coach - Berti Vogts 30/12/1946 67 - 1 0 0 0 67 -

5 Italy - Azerbaijan Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Renzo Barbera, Palermo 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 , Conte also weighed in with his share of goals – usually spectacular. • Made debut with hometown club Lecce aged 16 in 1985/86 but was not a regular until 1988/89 when his side returned to the top flight after two seasons away. Joined Juventus in November 1991. • Spent the next 13 seasons at Juve, later describing the famous black-and-white shirt as his "second skin". Won five league titles, the UEFA Champions League in 1995/96 and the UEFA Cup in 1992/93 in addition to triumphs in the UEFA Super Cup, Italian Cup and a European/South American Cup, wearing the captain's armband from 1996. Capped 20 times by Italy, he was part of the squads that finished runners-up at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000. • Started coaching career as assistant at Siena in 2005, taking over side Arezzo the following season. After leading Bari and Siena to the top flight in 2009 and 2011 respectively, he signed a two-year contract with Juventus. • Wasted no time in revamping the squad and enjoyed a debut season to remember as the Bianconeri claimed the without losing a single game, suffering their sole defeat of the season against SSC Napoli in the final. Guided Juventus to a second successive title in 2013 and made it three in a row the following year, before stepping down in July 2014. Appointed Italy coach on a two-year deal a month later.

Berti Vogts Date of birth: 30 December 1946 Nationality: German Playing career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Coaching career: , Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Kuwait, Scotland, Nigeria, Azerbaijan • A feisty, tenacious right-back, Vogts was among the most prominent footballers in his country during the 1970s; the two-time West German player of the year landed five league titles and two UEFA Cups with his only club, Mönchengladbach. An unused member of the West Germany squad that won the 1972 UEFA European Championship, he was a FIFA World Cup winner in 1974. • Retired from playing in 1979, having made 419 appearances for Gladbach, scoring 32 goals. Also earned 96 caps for West Germany, at the time a tally second only to his contemporary . • Oversaw various West Germany age-group selections from 1979 to 1990; was assistant coach to Beckenbauer at the 1990 World Cup triumph in Italy before becoming head coach of Germany following reunification. • Had eight years in charge of the Nationalmannschaft, winning EURO '96 while reaching the quarter-finals of the 1994 and 1998 World Cups; quit in September 1998. • After a brief spell as a Bundesliga trainer, with Leverkusen in 2000/01, he coached Kuwait, Scotland and Nigeria. Took the Azerbaijan helm in April 2008, helping them finish their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a four- game unbeaten run, and signed a new deal in December 2013 to lead the side for a further two years.

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

Referee Hüseyin Göçek (TUR) Assistant referees Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR) , Orkun Aktaş (TUR) Additional assistant referees Mete Kalkavan (TUR) , Hakan Ceylan (TUR) Fourth official Serkan Ok (TUR) UEFA Delegate Roland Tis (BEL) UEFA Referee observer Alan Freeland (SCO)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Hüseyin Göçek 30/11/1976 1 37

Hüseyin Göcek Referee since: 1998 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2008

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring 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 02/08/2012 UEL 3QR HNK Hajduk Split FC Internazionale Milano 0-3 Split 20/09/2012 UEL GS FC Anji Makhachkala 1-1 Udine FC Dnipro 25/10/2012 UEL GS SSC Napoli 3-1 Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk VfL Borussia 21/02/2013 UEL R32 SS Lazio 2-0 Mönchengladbach 21/08/2014 UEL PO FK Partizan Neftçi PFK 3-2

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

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

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Norway 0-2 Italy Goals: 0-1 Zaza 16, 0-2 Bonucci 62 Italy: Buffon, Darmian (61 Pasqual), Astori, Zaza (83 Destro), Florenzi (87 Poli), Immobile, Ranocchia, De Rossi, Bonucci, De Sciglio, Giaccherini Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Italy-Azerbaijan Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Malta-Italy Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Italy-Croatia Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Bulgaria-Italy Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Croatia-Italy Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Italy-Malta Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Italy-Bulgaria Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Azerbaijan-Italy Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Italy-Norway Azerbaijan

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Azerbaijan 1-2 Bulgaria Goals: 0-1 Micanski 14, 1-1 Nazarov 54, 1-2 V. Hristov 87 Azerbaijan: K. Agayev, Qarayev, Shukurov, Guseynov, Javadov (46 А. Abdullayev), Dadaşov, R. Aliyev, Nazarov, R. F. Sadygov, Abışov (74 Guliyev), Ufuk Budak (90 Nadirov) Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Italy-Azerbaijan Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Croatia-Azerbaijan Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Azerbaijan-Norway Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Azerbaijan-Malta Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Norway-Azerbaijan Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Azerbaijan-Croatia

9 Italy - Azerbaijan Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Renzo Barbera, Palermo Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Malta-Azerbaijan Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Azerbaijan-Italy Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Bulgaria-Azerbaijan

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

UEFA European Championship records: Italy History 2012 – runners-up 2008 – quarter finals 2004 – group stage 2000 – runners-up 1996 – group stage 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – semi-finals 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – fourth place 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – winners 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not enter Final tournament win 2-0: five times, most recently v Republic of Ireland, 18/06/12 Final tournament loss 4-0: v Italy, 01/07/12 Qualifying win 6-0: Italy v , 02/12/62 Qualifying loss 0-3: Italy v Sweden, 15/10/83 Final tournament appearances 13: 13: Alessandro Del Piero 13: Gianluigi Buffon 13: 11: 11: Andrea Pirlo Final tournament goals 3: 3: Antonio Cassano 2: Pierluigi Casiraghi 2: Filippo Inzaghi 2: Andrea Pirlo 2: Overall appearances 47: Gianluigi Buffon 35: 35: Andrea Pirlo 33: Paolo Maldini 32: Alessandro Del Piero Overall goals 14: Filippo Inzaghi 10: 9: 9: Alessandro Del Piero 9: Antonio Cassano

UEFA European Championship records: Azerbaijan History 2012 – did not qualify

11 Italy - Azerbaijan Friday 10 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Renzo Barbera, Palermo 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 4-0: Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein, 05/06/99 Qualifying defeat 10-0: France v Azerbaijan, 06/09/95 Overall appearances 22: Emin Agaev 22: Aslan Kerimov 21: Tarlan Akhmedov 21: Rashad Sadygov 19: Makhmud Gurbanov Overall goals 5: 3: Vüqar Nadirov 2: Rauf Aliyev 2: Farrukh Ismaylov 2: Vagif Javadov 2: Nazim Suleymanov 2: Zaur Tagizade

12 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 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 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 was 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 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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