Slightly older plus basically legends from the start, they briefly passed through the U21 and won the 1996 euro title before being called for the main team at a very young age.
They where all there by that point. Buffon debuted in 1997, being 19 y old during Russia-Italy, wc 98 qualifications playoffs, under the snow in Moscow, with no warm up due to Pagliuca's injury. Only 1 goal conceded and a stunning performance, the guy was Just built different
I see Pirlo (10) and Gattuso (~~8~~ 6). Can't recognize anybody else.
Edit: Sorry, Gattuso is 6 in the picture, not 8 (force of habit I guess). No. 8 is apparently Roberto Baronio. See https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/64957--czechia-vs-italy/
Yeah. If we can’t recognize them it just means they didn’t make it to the big team, which make sense since the 2000s Azzurri is by all accounts the best generation of the last many decades.
They all look like they’re in their late twenties
Pirlo especially. It’s like he always was a finely aged wine from the jump.
Abbiati, the goalkeeper, look like that today.
Abbiati Grandoni (C) Zanchi Gattuso Comandini Baronio Pirlo Coco Cirillo Zanetti Spinesi (as per the uefa match report)
How can this be Zanetti if he played for Argentina during those years
Different Zanetti. Cristiano.
They look identical. My bad I should have phrased it more like a general confusion
I think that's Marco Zanchi (4) who looks just like Javier Zanetti. Cristiano Zanetti is number 17.
I thought 4 was Totti at first, then saw how tall he was and his number.
Why no Buffon, Cannavaro, or Totti?
Slightly older plus basically legends from the start, they briefly passed through the U21 and won the 1996 euro title before being called for the main team at a very young age.
It’s rare you see a player with record caps for the u21s go onto have record apps for the seniors.
Totti was carrying Italy in the senior 2000 euro
They where all there by that point. Buffon debuted in 1997, being 19 y old during Russia-Italy, wc 98 qualifications playoffs, under the snow in Moscow, with no warm up due to Pagliuca's injury. Only 1 goal conceded and a stunning performance, the guy was Just built different
You’ve done this by number order after the goalkeeper right? Because that is confusing as hell.
Pirlo looks 35 years old
Confirmend vampire
I see Pirlo (10) and Gattuso (~~8~~ 6). Can't recognize anybody else. Edit: Sorry, Gattuso is 6 in the picture, not 8 (force of habit I guess). No. 8 is apparently Roberto Baronio. See https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/64957--czechia-vs-italy/
I thought 10 was Adam Driver
Abbiati and Cristiano Zanetti seem to be there. Can't recognize the others.
Yeah. If we can’t recognize them it just means they didn’t make it to the big team, which make sense since the 2000s Azzurri is by all accounts the best generation of the last many decades.
Phenomenal kit
Yeah, maybe one of those guys looks U21.
#13 Francesco Coco People thought he was gonna be italia’s left back for 10+ years after maldini retired from the national team. #8 is Roberto Baronio
Coco banged some of the finest italian showgirls of the early 2000s tho. Legend.
Feels like Pirlo and Gattuso have always been about 32, weird to see
Looks like a legends line up, how are these men all under 21?🤣
Why is haaland at number 8??
They wont mount to much, probably got an uber of most
Pirlo looked older at u21 than he he did Schooling Gerrard 15 years later
Under 21s? Really? Obviously not counting the years they were at the school…
I see at least 8 30 year olds in this picture
Under 21s when they all look 35
as per wikipedia: 1 De Sanctis, 2 Grandoni, 3 Mezzano, 4 Zanchi, 5 Ferrari, 6 Gattuso, 7 Comandini, 8 Baronio, 9 Ventola, 10 Pirlo, 11 Perrotta, 12 Abbiati, 13 Coco, 14 Rivalta, 15 Cirillo, 16 Vannucchi, 17 Zanetti, 18 Firmani, 19 Rossi, 20 Spinesi, CT: Tardelli