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The Italians are once again seen as potential champions of Europe. This is
understandable – in Alessandro Nesta they have a rock in defence, and the
guile of Del Piero compliments the powerful Christian Vieri. They were
unlucky to lose on penalties to South Korea two years ago. This time they
will be looking to prove themselves by winning the whole tournament.
| Italy's Warm Up Games | |||
| Date | Team | Venue | Score |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Poland | Warsaw | 1-3 |
| 16 Nov 2003 | Romania | Ancona | 1-0 |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Czech Republic | Palermo | 2-2 |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Portugal | Braga | 2-1 |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Spain | Florence | 1-1 |
| Squad | |
| Goalkeepers | |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus FC |
| Francesco Toldo | Internazionale FC |
| Angelo Peruzzi | S.S. Lazio |
| Defenders | |
| Christian Panucci | AS Roma |
| Massimo Oddo | S.S. Lazio |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Internazionale FC |
| Alessandro Nesta | AC Milan |
| Matteo Ferrari | AC Parma |
| Marco Materazzi | Internazionale FC |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | Juventus FC |
| Giuseppe Favalli | S.S. Lazio |
| Midfielders | |
| Andrea Pirlo | AC Milan |
| Gennaro Gattuso | AC Milan |
| Simone Perrotta | AC Chievo Verona |
| Cristiano Zanetti | Internazionale FC |
| Stefano Fiore | S.S. Lazio |
| Mauro Camoranesi | Juventus FC |
| Strikers | |
| Marco Di Vaio | Juventus FC |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus FC |
| Antonio Cassano | AS Roma |
| Francesco Totti | AS Roma |
| Bernardo Corradi | S.S. Lazio |
| Christian Vieri | Internazionale FC |
| Coach's | |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | |
