2021 Uefa Nations League Finals Press Kit
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2021 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE FINALS PRESS KIT #NationsLeague 1 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 HOW TO FOLLOW THE DRAW 4 TROPHY 5 POT ALLOCATION 6 TEAMS 7 TEAM PROFILES 8 – 27 2018/19 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE FINALS 28 2018/19 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE FACTS 29 2 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit INTRODUCTION Who is in the draw? How does the draw work and when are The 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals feature the the games? winners of the four groups in League A: The draw will decide the two pairings for the Group 1: Italy semi-finals, with no seeding or restrictions. Group 2: Belgium Group 3: France The final and the third-place match are scheduled Group 4: Spain for Sunday 10 October 2021. One of the semi-final ties will be drawn out to determine which provides Where are the Finals? the ‘home’ team for either match (i.e. final and Three associations with teams in Group A1 declared third-place); this is done for administrative an interest in hosting the tournament: Italy, purposes. Netherlands and Poland. In principle, the winner of this group (Italy) will be appointed as “Finals” hosts. 6 October: Semi-final 1 7 October: Semi-final 2 The formal appointment of the hosts will be 10 October: Match for third place confirmed at the UEFA Executive Committee 10 October: Final meeting on 3 December, followed by the draw for the semi-final and final pairings. Is there a link between the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals and the 2022 What is the “Finals” format? FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign? The semi-final winners advance to the final; defeated In order to free up space in October 2021, the teams contest the match for third place. four UEFA Nations League finalists will be drawn into a five-team group for qualifying (rather than a For the semi-finals and final, if scores are level at the six-team group). end of normal time then there is extra time. If the scores are still level after the additional 30 minutes, it goes to a penalty shoot-out. For the match for third place there is no extra time. If the scores are level after the end of normal time, it goes to a penalty shoot-out. 3 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit HOW TO FOLLOW THE DRAW On UEFA.com and official social media channels. UEFA.com is the official website of the UEFA Nations League. The fully responsive UEFA Nations League section – available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – will provide in-depth coverage of the competition, including live streaming and detailed editorial coverage of the draw. The website has extensive reach, both for UEFA and its member associations, as do the official social media channels. The UEFA Nations League will be covered via the established and popular UEFA EURO accounts: Facebook: EURO2020 Instagram: EURO2020 Twitter: @UEFAEURO YouTube: UEFA Handout photos are available for media use and the following link will be populated on the day: https://library.uefa.com/s/fFGv8bUn 4 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TROPHY What does the winner get? First and foremost, this fetching 71cm-tall sterling silver trophy. The UEFA Nations League trophy was revealed on stage by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin in January 2018 just prior to the inaugural league phase draw. It has been inspired by the UEFA Nations League logo, a first for a UEFA competition. The flag that represents all 55 UEFA national associations competing within the promotion/ relegation format is elegantly wrapped around a flag pole. The trophy is entirely made of sterling silver that on the inside carries the competition colours. The reflection of these colours on the silver surface is one of the characteristics that make this trophy unique. “The first thing we wanted was for people to start thinking what this trophy represented – the pinnacle of a nation, the raising of a flag,” said Hélder Pombinho, creative director of the brand agency responsible for the trophy. “When we see this trophy being raised, that’s what we imagine, as if we were watching the flags of all the nations being raised, as the high point of winning this tournament.” 5 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit POT ALLOCATION No seeding applies for the draw of the Finals. POT 1 Italy Belgium France Spain Pot 1 The two match pairings A and B are determined as follows: • The team drawn first is the home team of match pairing A. • The team drawn second is the away team of match pairing A. • The third team drawn is the home team of match pairing B. • Pot 1 is emptied and the draw finished with the fourth team drawn being the away team of match pairing B. If the second and fourth team drawn is the host team, the relevant semi-final pairing is switched around so that the host team is declared the home team. The match pairing which includes the host team is considered to be semi-final 1, the other match pairing is semi-final 2. 6 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TEAMS ITALY BELGIUM FRANCE SPAIN 7 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TEAM PROFILE: ITALY Coach: Roberto Mancini Association formed: 1898 2018/19 UEFA Nations League: 2nd Group A3 Route to the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals Pos. Team P W D L GF GA GD +/- Pts 1 Italy 6 3 3 0 7 2 5 12 2 Netherlands 6 3 2 1 7 4 3 11 3 Poland 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 2 4 3 11 -8 2 How they qualified: Group A1 winners Biggest UEFA Nations League win: 2-0: Italy v Poland, 15/11/2020 (2020/21 UNL - Group A1) 0-2: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy, 18/11/2020 (2020/21 UNL - Group A1) Heaviest UEFA Nations League defeat: 1-0: Portugal v Italy, 10/09/2018 (2018/19 UNL - Group A3) UEFA Nations League overall record Team P W D L GF GA GD +/- Italy 10 4 5 1 9 4 5 Most UEFA Nations League appearances Most UEFA Nations League goals 10 - Gianluigi Donnarumma 2 - Domenico Berardi, Jorginho 9 - Jorginho 1 - Nicolò Barella, Andrea Belotti, Cristiano Biraghi, 8 - Nicolò Barella, Federico Chiesa Lorenzo Pellegrini, Stefano Sensi 8 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TEAM PROFILE: ITALY Last 10 UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup final tournament appearances: Ye a r Tournament Finish 2018 World Cup Did not qualify 2016 European Championship Quarter-finals 2014 World Cup Group stage 2012 European Championship Runners-up 2010 World Cup Group stage 2008 European Championship Quarter-finals 2006 World Cup Winners 2004 European Championship Group stage 2002 World Cup Round of 16 2000 European Championship Runners-up Head-to-head record v rest of the 2021 UEFA Nations League final four v Belgium Pld W D L GF GA 22 14 4 4 43 24 Last Meeting Belgium 0-2 Italy 13/06/2016 EURO 2016 v France Pld W D L GF GA 39 18 10 11 82 56 Last Meeting France 3-1 Italy 01/06/2018 Friendly v Spain Pld W D L GF GA 37 11 15 11 43 40 Last Meeting Spain 3-0 Italy 02/09/2017 2018 World Cup qualifying 9 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TEAM PROFILE: ITALY UEFA Nations League 2020/21 results Date Match Outcome 04/09/2020 Italy 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Draw Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 0-1 Džeko 57, 1-1 Sensi 67 Line-up: Donnarumma, Biraghi, Sensi, Lorenzo Pellegrini (86 Kean), Belotti (73 Immobile), Insigne, Chiesa (72 Zaniolo), Acerbi, Florenzi, Barella, Bonucci Date Match Outcome 07/09/2020 Netherlands 0-1 Italy Won Venue: Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Goals: Barella 45+1 Line-up: Donnarumma, Chiellini, Spinazzola, D’Ambrosio, Jorginho, Insigne (90 Chiesa), Zaniolo (42 Kean), Immobile, Barella, Bonucci, Locatelli (81 Cristante) Date Match Outcome 11/10/2020 Poland 0-0 Italy Draw Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdansk Goals: None Line-up: Donnarumma, Verratti, Lorenzo Pellegrini (83 Berardi), Jorginho, Belotti (83 Caputo), Emerson, Chiesa (70 Kean), Acerbi, Florenzi, Barella (78 Locatelli), Bonucci Date Match Outcome 14/10/2020 Italy 1-1 Netherlands Draw Venue: Stadio di Bergamo, Bergamo Goals: 1-0 Lorenzo Pellegrini 16, 1-1 Van de Beek 25 Line-up: Donnarumma, D’Ambrosio, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Verratti (56 Locatelli), Lorenzo Pellegrini (72 Florenzi), Jorginho, Chiesa (55 Kean), Immobile, Barella, Bonucci Date Match Outcome 15/11/2020 Italy 2-0 Poland Won Venue: Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia Goals: 1-0 Jorginho 27 (P), 2-0 Berardi 84 Line-up: Donnarumma, Emerson, Locatelli, Jorginho, Belotti (79 Okaka), Insigne (89 El Shaarawy), Acerbi, Florenzi (89 Di Lorenzo), Barella, Bastoni, Bernardeschi (64 Berardi) Date Match Outcome 18/11/2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Italy Won Venue: Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Goals: 0-1 Belotti 22, 0-2 Berardi 68 Line-up: Donnarumma, Emerson, Locatelli, Jorginho, Belotti (82 Lasagna), Insigne (90+3 Calabria), Berardi (82 Bernardeschi), Acerbi, Florenzi (46 Di Lorenzo), Barella, Bastoni 10 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | Press Kit TEAM PROFILE: ITALY 2020/21 UEFA Nations League Appearances and Goals Player DoB Age Club Pld Gls Goalkeepers Gianluigi Donnarumma 25/02/1999 21 Milan 6 0 Defenders Alessandro Florenzi 11/03/1991 29 Paris 5 0 Francesco Acerbi 10/02/1988 32 Lazio 4 0 Leonardo Bonucci 01/05/1987 33 Juventus 4 0 Emerson 03/08/1994 26 Chelsea 3 0 Danilo D'Ambrosio 09/09/1988 32 Internazionale 2 0 Giorgio Chiellini 14/08/1984 36 Juventus 2 0 Leonardo Spinazzola 25/03/1993 27 Roma 2 0 Alessandro Bastoni 13/04/1999 21 Internazionale 2 0 Giovanni Di Lorenzo 04/08/1993 27 Napoli 2 0 Davide Calabria 06/12/1996 23 Milan 1 0 Cristiano Biraghi 01/09/1992 28 Internazionale 1 0 Midfielders Nicolò Barella 07/02/1997 23 Internazionale 6 1 Manuel Locatelli 08/01/1998 22 Sassuolo 5 0 Jorginho 20/12/1991 28 Chelsea 5 1 Lorenzo Pellegrini 19/06/1996 24 Roma