Heavy defeat for Team Melli U-22 against Italy

Roma 20/11/2013

Italy National Under 20 team defeated Iran U-22 5-0 in today’s friendly match at the “G. Chiggiato” stadium in Caorle. Iran team is setting a 6 days training camp in Italy in preparation for the upcoming Asian Championship in Oman. Iran’s team is under the coaching of Ali Doustimeher , while Mehdi Mahdavikia is the technical director of the team.

Italy goals were scored by M. Ricci 25 ‘, Padovan 71’ and 73 ‘, L. Strong 77 ‘and Rossetti 92’.

“I was interested to see the progress of this group ” said Evani ” that is working well and he really wants to do. Today I tried some changes (their debut Provedel, Dell’Orco, Garritano, Frediani, Belloni and Bernardeschi, ed) who provided good results and gave good answers, I have seen some progress and this bodes well for me. In Italy there are interesting young players and you have to give them confidence. “

The Italian team, after the tie against Germany in the “Four Nations” tournament, is coached by Alberico Evani who, for the occasion, has called 25 players, 6 for the first time (Provedel, Dell’Orco, Garritano, Frediani, Belloni and Bernardeschi). In October of last year, the Under 20 teams of Italy and Iran underwrote a coopration agreement and played a friendly match in Cervia that was won 4-2 by Italy, thanks to two goals by Politano, and one goal each by Vassallo and Piscitella.

List of Italian players called for the match:

Goalkeepers: Di Gennaro (Cittadella), Pigliacelli (Pescara), Provedel (Pisa);
Defenders: Pecorini (Cittadella), Biraschi (Grosseto), De Col (Virtus Lanciano), Dell’Orco (Feralpi Salò), Goldaniga (Pisa), Chiosa (Bari), Camigliano (Brescia), Nava (Novara);
Midfielders: Ricci M. (Grosseto), Garritano (Cesena), Cataldi (Crotone), Verre (Città di Palermo), Sampietro (Pisa), Faragò (Novara), Frediani (L’Aquila), Belloni (Modena), Bernardeschi (Crotone), Palma (Nocerina);
Forwards: Forte L. (Varese), Gomez (Pro Vercelli), Rosseti (Siena), Padovan (Pescara).