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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski - Sofia Saturday 28 March 2015 Bulgaria 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Italy Group H - Matchday -8 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:28CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 10 Match-by-match lineups 11 Team facts 13 Legend 15 1 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 06/09/2013 QR (GS) Italy - Bulgaria 1-0 Palermo Gilardino 38 Manolev 30, G. 07/09/2012 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Italy 2-2 Sofia Milanov 66; Osvaldo 36, 40 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Grosso 11, Iaquinta 09/09/2009 QR (GS) Italy - Bulgaria 2-0 Turin 40 11/10/2008 QR (GS) Bulgaria - Italy 0-0 Sofia UEFA EURO 2004 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Perrotta 48, Cassano 22/06/2004 GS-FT Italy - Bulgaria 2-1 Guimaraes 90+4; M.Petrov 45 (P) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Stoichkov 44 (P); R. 13/07/1994 SF Bulgaria - Italy 1-2 New Jersey Baggio 21, 25 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Sirakov 85; Altobelli 31/05/1986 GS-FT Bulgaria - Italy 1-1 Mexico 43 1968 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 2-0 Prati 14, Domenghini 20/04/1968 QF Italy - Bulgaria Naples agg: 4-3 55 Kotkov 11 (P), Dermendzhiev 66, 06/04/1968 QF Bulgaria - Italy 3-2 Sofia Zhekov 73; Penev 60 (og), Prati 83 2 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia 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 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 Italy - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 FIFA* Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 6 0 3 3 4 8 Italy 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 0 8 4 Friendlies Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1 3 4 6 16 Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 3 1 16 6 Total Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 5 1 1 3 17 2 6 9 14 30 Italy 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 3 1 1 17 9 6 2 30 14 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 3 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match background New Bulgaria coach Ivaylo Petev will look to breathe some life into his side's UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign as they take on high-flying Italy in Group H. Previous meetings • The teams have met 17 times in the past, with Italy's record in those fixtures reading W9 D6 L2. The most famous of those games was a 2-1 win for Italy in the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Roberto Baggio striking twice at Giants Stadium in New Jersey before Hristo Stoichkov replied from the penalty spot. • Their most recent encounters came in 2014 World Cup qualifying, Luboslav Penev's Bulgaria holding Cesare Prandelli's Italy to a 2-2 draw in Sofia but going down to Alberto Gilardino's goal in the return fixture. Form guide • Bulgaria have taken four points from their four Group H games, winning away against Azerbaijan in their opening fixture and – in their most recent contest – drawing 1-1 at home against Malta. • Italy are unbeaten in Group H to date (W3 D1), having won both of their previous away encounters without conceding. • Italy are unbeaten in 44 qualifying matches in all competitions (W33 D11) since a 3-1 loss to France on 6 September 2006. Trivia and links • This is Ivaylo Petev's first competitive game in charge since replacing Luboslav Penev as Bulgaria coach in December. • Bulgaria duo Andrej Galabinov (AS Livorno Calcio) and Ivaylo Chochev (US Città di Palermo) both play club football in Italy. • Italy's record in 14 games against Bulgaria in UEFA age-group competitions is W10 D2 L2. 4 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Squad list Bulgaria Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Nikolay Mihaylov 28/06/1988 26 Mersin - 1 0 0 0 30 - - Vladislav Stoyanov 08/06/1987 27 Ludogorets - 3 0 0 0 14 - Lokomotiv - Bozhidar Mitrev 31/03/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 - - Sofia Defenders - Ivan Bandalovski 23/11/1986 28 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Stanislav Manolev 16/12/1985 29 Kuban - 4 0 0 0 41 4 - Aleksandar Aleksandrov 13/04/1986 28 Ludogorets - 0 0 0 0 2 - CSKA - Ventislav Vasilev 08/07/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 - - Sofia - Nikolay Bodurov 30/05/1986 28 Fulham - 4 1 0 0 28 1 - Georgi Terziev 18/04/1992 22 Ludogorets - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Yordan Minev 14/10/1980 34 Ludogorets - 2 0 0 0 18 - - Kristiyan Malinov 30/03/1994 20 Litex - 0 0 0 0 - - - Borislav Stoychev 26/11/1986 28 Levski - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Vladimir Gadzhev 18/07/1987 27 Levski - 2 0 0 0 25 1 - Ivelin Popov 26/10/1987 27 Kuban - 3 0 0 0 51 8 - Svetoslav Dyakov 31/05/1984 30 Ludogorets - 4 0 0 0 21 - - Alexandar Tonev 03/02/1990 25 Celtic - 3 0 0 0 17 3 CSKA - Georgi Milanov 19/02/1992 23 - 4 0 0 0 22 2 Moskva - Ivaylo Chochev 18/02/1993 22 Palermo - 0 0 0 0 - - - Simeon Slavchev 25/09/1993 21 Bolton - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Mihail Alexandrov 11/06/1989 25 Ludogorets - 3 0 0 0 5 - Forwards - Valeri Bozhinov 15/02/1986 29 Ternana - 0 0 0 0 42 6 - Ilian Micanski 20/12/1985 29 Karlsruhe - 3 1 0 0 12 3 Slavia - Radoslav Vasilev 12/10/1990 24 - 0 0 0 0 - - Sofia Coach - Ivaylo Petev 09/07/1975 39 - 0 0 0 0 - - 5 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Italy Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gianluigi Buffon 28/01/1978 37 Juventus - 4 0 0 0 145 - - Federico Marchetti 07/02/1983 32 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Salvatore Sirigu 12/01/1987 28 Paris - 0 0 0 0 11 - Defenders - Emiliano Moretti 11/06/1981 33 Torino - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Giorgio Chiellini 14/08/1984 30 Juventus - 3 2 0 0 74 6 - Andrea Barzagli 08/05/1981 33 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 50 - - Matteo Darmian 02/12/1989 25 Torino - 4 0 0 0 9 - - Luca Antonelli 11/02/1987 28 Milan - 0 0 0 0 7 - - Andrea Ranocchia 16/02/1988 27 Internazionale - 3 0 0 0 17 - - Leonardo Bonucci 01/05/1987 27 Juventus - 3 1 0 0 43 3 Midfielders - Antonio Candreva 28/02/1987 28 Lazio - 3 1 0 0 26 1 - Andrea Bertolacci 11/01/1991 24 Genoa - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Roberto Soriano 08/02/1991 24 Sampdoria - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Marco Verratti 05/11/1992 22 Paris - 1 0 0 0 10 1 - Marco Parolo 25/01/1985 30 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Mirko Valdifiori 21/04/1986 28 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 - - - Franco Vázquez 22/02/1989 26 Palermo - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Alessio Cerci 23/07/1987 27 Milan - 0 0 0 0 14 - - Graziano Pellè 15/07/1985 29 Southampton - 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Éder 15/11/1986 28 Sampdoria - 0 0 0 0 - - - Ciro Immobile 20/02/1990 25 Dortmund - 4 0 0 0 9 1 - Simone Zaza 25/06/1991 23 Sassuolo - 3 1 0 0 4 1 - Manolo Gabbiadini 26/11/1991 23 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 2 - Coach - Antonio Conte 31/07/1969 45 - 4 0 0 0 5 - 6 Bulgaria - Italy Saturday 28 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Head coach Ivaylo Petev Date of birth: 9 July 1975 Nationality: Bulgarian Playing career: PFC Litex Lovech (twice), PFC Olympic Teteven (loan), PFC Spartak Varna (loan), PFC Cherno More Varna, PFC Spartak Varna, PFC Rodopa Smolyan, PFC Dunav Ruse, PFC Marek Dupnista, FC Trikala, PFC Lyubimets 2007, PFC Etar 1924 Coaching career: PFC Lyubimets 2007, PFC Ludogorets Razgard, AEL Limassol FC, Bulgaria • Midfielder Petev's best days were at Litex Lovech in the late 90s, when he was part of the squad that won the league in 1998 and 1999. In 2001 he lifted the Bulgarian Cup with Litex. • In 2009 he became player-coach of second division Lyubimets. • In 2010 he moved to Razgrad to start the Ludogorets project with club owner Kiril Domuschiev. In 2011 he guided the team to promotion to the Bulgarian top flight. • In 2012 the newcomers won a historic domestic double in their first top division campaign, then adding the Bulgarian Super Cup.