EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Stadium - Ta' Qali Monday 13 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group H - Matchday -10 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:03CET

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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 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 26/03/2013 QR (GS) Malta - Italy 0-2 Ta' Qali Balotelli 8 (P), 45 11/09/2012 QR (GS) Italy - Malta 2-0 Modena Destro 5, Peluso 90+2

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached D. Baggio 19, Signori 38, Vierchowod 48, 24/03/1993 QR (GS) Italy - Malta 6-1 Palermo Mancini 58, 89, Maldini 72; Busuttil 68 (P) Gregory 86; Vialli 60, 19/12/1992 QR (GS) Malta - Italy 1-2 Ta'Qali Signori 63

1988 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bagni 4, Bergomi 9, 24/01/1987 PR (GS) Italy - Malta 5-0 Bergamo Altobelli 24, 35, Vialli 45 06/12/1986 PR (GS) Malta - Italy 0-2 Ta' Qali Ferri 12, Altobelli 19

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 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 7 Italy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 7 0 FIFA* Malta 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 - - - - 4 0 0 4 2 12 Italy 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 4 4 0 0 12 2 Friendlies Malta ------Italy ------Total Malta 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 - - - - 6 0 0 6 2 19 Italy 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - 6 6 0 0 19 2 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Match background

Malta will hope to make a breakthrough against Italy as the sides square up for the seventh time at senior international level in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group H. Match background • Malta's record in six matches against Italy is W0 D0 L6 (W0 D0 L3 at home, W0 D0 L3 in Italy). They have conceded twice in all three of their home games against their nearest neighbours. • Malta's Italian coach Pietro Ghedin is in his second spell in charge on the island. The one-time SS Lazio defender led Malta from 1993 to 1995, and was then assistant coach of Italy (1996–2004, working under , and ) and coach of the Italian national women's team (2005–12) before returning to Malta in 2012. • Malta and Italy's only UEFA European Championship meetings came in qualifying for the 1988 finals: 's Italy beat Gencho Dobrev's Malta 2-0 in Ta' Qali on 6 December 1986, then 5-0 in Bergamo on 24 January 1987. • The figures at youth and age-limit levels are even more bleak for Malta: their 21 encounters with Italian sides in UEFA competitions have all been won by Italy, who have not conceded to Malta at U16, U17, U18, U19 or U21 level in 17 matches, since a 5-1 U18 win in February 1981. • Eight UEFA club competition meetings between Maltese and Italian clubs have produced eight Italian wins – and an aggregate score of 33-2.

3 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Squad list

Malta Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Justin Haber 09/06/1981 33 Birkirkara - 0 0 0 0 51 - - Andrew Hogg 02/03/1985 29 Kalloni - 2 0 0 0 37 - - Nicky Vella 27/08/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Steve Bezzina 05/01/1987 27 Balzan - 1 0 0 0 5 - - Ryan Camilleri 22/05/1988 26 Valletta - 2 0 0 0 16 - - Justin Grioli 20/09/1987 27 Balzan - 1 0 0 0 1 - - André Agius 12/08/1986 28 Hibernians - 2 0 0 0 45 1 - Clifford Baldacchino 09/02/1988 26 Sliema - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Ryan Scicluna 30/07/1993 21 Birkirkara - 1 0 0 0 2 - - 24/08/1981 33 Valletta - 1 0 0 0 78 1 - 20/12/1986 27 Birkirkara - 2 0 0 0 23 - - 08/01/1986 28 Hibernians - 2 0 0 0 37 1 - John Mintoff 23/08/1988 26 Sliema - 0 0 0 0 7 - - 20/04/1986 28 Valletta - 2 0 0 0 41 1 - Rowen Muscat 05/06/1991 23 Dunaújváros - 2 0 0 0 12 - - Bjorn Kristensen 05/04/1993 21 Hibernians - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Zach Muscat 22/08/1993 21 Birkirkara - 2 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - 17/04/1981 33 Sliema - 2 0 0 0 107 39 - Andrew Cohen 13/05/1981 33 Hibernians - 0 0 0 0 59 1 FSV - André Schembri 27/05/1986 28 - 2 0 0 0 60 3 Frankfurt Spartak - Jean Paul Farrugia 21/03/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Trnava - Stephen Pisani 07/08/1992 22 Floriana - 0 0 0 0 - - - Terence Vella 20/04/1990 24 Naxxar - 1 0 0 0 10 - Coach - Pietro Ghedin 21/11/1952 61 - 2 0 0 0 44 -

4 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali

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 - 2 0 0 0 143 - - 12/01/1987 27 Paris - 0 0 0 0 10 - - 10/11/1992 21 Genoa - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - 14/08/1984 30 Juventus - 1 2 0 0 72 6 - Matteo Darmian 02/12/1989 24 Torino - 2 0 0 0 7 - - Manuel Pasqual 13/03/1982 32 Fiorentina - 1 0 0 0 7 - - 16/02/1988 26 Internazionale - 2 0 0 0 16 - - Angelo Ogbonna 23/05/1988 26 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Leonardo Bonucci 01/05/1987 27 Juventus - 2 1 0 0 41 3 - 20/10/1992 21 - 2 0 0 0 15 - Midfielders - 19/05/1979 35 Juventus - 1 0 0 0 113 13 - Alberto Aquilani 07/07/1984 30 Fiorentina - 1 0 0 0 36 5 - 28/02/1987 27 Lazio - 1 0 0 0 24 - - 29/09/1989 25 Milan - 1 0 0 0 5 1 - 19/01/1986 28 Juventus - 1 0 0 0 49 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 - 2 0 0 0 6 1 Forwards - 26/01/1987 27 Juventus - 1 0 0 0 19 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 - 2 0 0 0 7 1 - Simone Zaza 25/06/1991 23 Sassuolo - 2 1 0 0 3 1 Coach - 31/07/1969 45 - 2 0 0 0 3 -

5 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Head coach Pietro Ghedin Date of birth: 21 November 1952 Nationality: Italian Playing career: ACF Fiorentina, SS Lazio, AC Venezia, , Pescara Calcio, AC Pistoiese, AC Siena Coaching career: Italy Under-18, Malta U21, Malta (twice), Italy (assistant), Italy women • Defender Ghedin played in with Fiorentina and Lazio, joining the latter immediately after the capital side had won their first-ever Scudetto in 1974 and remaining at the Stadio Olimpico until 1981. He played out his career in the lower divisions. • Ghedin became an Italian Football Federation (FIGC) coach in 1987, leading the country's U18s and becoming senior national team scout ahead of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. • He served as the Azzurri goalkeeping coach for the Olympic Games of 1992 and 1996. Additionally, while still under contract with the FIGC, he also coached the Malta national side at both U21 and senior level between 1992 and 1995. • Appointed assistant to Italy coach Cesare Maldini during the 1998 World Cup, Ghedin remained in that role under Dino Zoff at UEFA EURO 2000 and Giovanni Trapattoni at the 2002 World Cup. • Ghedin became Italy's senior women's coach in 2005, guiding them to the UEFA Women's EURO 2009 quarter- finals, before leaving in 2012 to return to the Malta helm. 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 Serie A 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 Scudetto 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.

6 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Match officials

Referee Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU) Assistant referees Octavian Șovre (ROU) , Radu Ghinguleac (ROU) Additional assistant referees Alexandru Tudor (ROU) , Sebastian Colţescu (ROU) Fourth official Mircea Grigoriu (ROU) UEFA Delegate Thomas Weyhing (GER) UEFA Referee observer Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Ovidiu Haţegan 14/07/1980 2 48

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 21/06/2008 UIC R1 Hibernians FC ND Gorica 0-3 Corradino 20/09/2012 UEL GS Tottenham Hotspur FC SS Lazio 0-0 London 22/11/2012 UEL GS AIK Solna SSC Napoli 1-2 Solna 15/06/2013 U21 SF Italy Netherlands 1-0 Petah Tikva 27/02/2014 UEL R32 SSC Napoli Swansea City AFC 3-1

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8 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Match-by-match lineups Malta

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Croatia 2-0 Malta Goals: 1-0 Modrić 46, 2-0 Kramarić 81 Malta: Hogg, Borg, Agius, R. Fenech, Failla, P. Fenech (87 R. Scicluna), M. Mifsud (33 Bezzina), Schembri, R. Muscat (76 Kristensen), R. Camilleri, Z. Muscat Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Malta 0-3 Norway Goals: 0-1 Daehli 22, 0-2 King 26, 0-3 King 49 Malta: Hogg, Z. Muscat, P. Fenech, Agius, R. Fenech (72 Kristensen), Failla, Briffa (72 Grioli), M. Mifsud, R. Muscat, Schembri (85 T. Vella), R. Camilleri Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Malta-Italy Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Bulgaria-Malta Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Azerbaijan-Malta Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Malta-Bulgaria Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Italy-Malta Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Malta-Azerbaijan Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Norway-Malta Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Malta-Croatia 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 2-1 Azerbaijan Goals: 1-0 Chiellini 44, 1-1 Chiellini 76 (og) , 2-1 Chiellini 82 Italy: Buffon, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Zaza, Marchisio, Immobile, Ranocchia, Florenzi (77 Giovinco), Bonucci, Darmian (81 Candreva), Pirlo (73 Aquilani) Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Malta-Italy Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Italy-Croatia Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Bulgaria-Italy

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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

10 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Malta History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 2-0: Malta v Greece, 23/02/75 Qualifying defeat 12-1: Spain v Malta, 21/12/83 Overall appearances 32: 31: Michael Mifsud 29: David Carabott 26: Kristian Laferla 26: 25: John Buttigieg Overall goals 9: Michael Mifsud 5: Carmel Busuttil 4: David Carabott

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: Spain v Italy, 01/07/12 Qualifying win 6-0: Italy v Turkey, 02/12/62 Qualifying loss

11 Malta - Italy Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali 0-3: Italy v Sweden, 15/10/83 Final tournament appearances 13: 13: 13: Gianluigi Buffon 13: 11: 11: Andrea Pirlo Final tournament goals 3: 3: Antonio Cassano 2: 2: 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

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:: 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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