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This article lists various football records and statistics of the Italy national football team.
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- Third place (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1): 2022
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Players
Appearances
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- Most appearances
As of 29 June 2024, the players with the most appearances for Italy are:[2]
Players in bold are still active internationally.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 176 | 0 | 1997–2018 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 136 | 2 | 1997–2010 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 126 | 7 | 1988–2002 |
| 4 | Leonardo Bonucci | 121 | 8 | 2010–2023 |
| 5 | Giorgio Chiellini | 117 | 8 | 2004–2022 |
| Daniele De Rossi | 117 | 21 | 2004–2017 | |
| 7 | Andrea Pirlo | 116 | 13 | 2002–2015 |
| 8 | Dino Zoff | 112 | 0 | 1968–1983 |
| 9 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 98 | 2 | 1999–2010 |
| 10 | Giacinto Facchetti | 94 | 3 | 1963–1977 |
FIFA World Cup
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup
- Paolo Maldini, 23[3][4]
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Gianluigi Buffon, 39[5]
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Fabio Cannavaro, 50[5]
- Most minutes played in FIFA World Cup matches
- Paolo Maldini, 2,216 minutes[3][6]
- Most FIFA World Cups part of the squad
- Gianluigi Buffon (1998[nb 2], 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), 5[7]
- Most FIFA World Cups played in
- Gianluigi Buffon, Gianni Rivera, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro, 4 each[3][8][nb 3]
UEFA European Championship
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship
- Leonardo Bonucci, 18[10]
- Most appearances in UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Gianluigi Buffon, 41[11]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Gianluigi Buffon, 58[12]
- Most minutes played in European Championship matches
- Leonardo Bonucci, 1,668 minutes[13]
- Most European Championships part of the squad
- Alessandro Del Piero (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008), Gianluigi Buffon (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) and Giorgio Chiellini (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020), 4
- Most UEFA European Championships played in
- Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero and Giorgio Chiellini, 4[14]
UEFA Nations League
- Most appearances in the UEFA Nations League
- Gianluigi Donnarumma, 22[15]
FIFA Confederations Cup
- Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup
- Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Riccardo Montolivo, 8 each[16]
- Most FIFA Confederations Cups played in
- Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Andrea Pirlo, Riccardo Montolivo and Alberto Gilardino, 2 each (2009 and 2013)
Others
- Most appearances at the Central European International Cup
- Giuseppe Meazza, 16[17]
- Most appearances at the Olympics
- Adolfo Baloncieri, 11[18]
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Alessandro Del Piero, 30[19]
- Most appearances as a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
- Alessandro Del Piero, 7[20]
- Most appearances as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
- Alessandro Del Piero, 6[21]
- Most appearances for Italy wearing the number 10 shirt
- Giancarlo Antognoni[22]
- Most FIFA World Cup matches won
- Paolo Maldini, 14[9]
Age
- Oldest player
- Dino Zoff, 41 years 89 days, 29 May 1983, 0–2 vs. Sweden[3][23]
- Youngest player
- Renzo De Vecchi, 16 years 112 days, 26 May 1910, 6–1 vs. Hungary[24][25][26]
- Youngest outfield player to feature in a match post-World War II
- Simone Pafundi, 16 years 242 days, 16 November 2022, 3–1 vs. Albania[27]
- Youngest unofficial[nb 4] player to feature in a match
- Rodolfo Gavinelli, 16 years 98 days, 9 April 1911, 2–2 vs. France[25][26][28]
- Youngest forward to start in a match
- Eugenio Mosso, 18 years 238 days, 5 April 1914, 1–1 vs. Switzerland[29][30]
- Youngest unofficial[nb 4] forward to start in a match
- Rodolfo Gavinelli, 16 years 98 days, 9 April 1911, 2–2 vs. France[29]
- Oldest debutant
- Emiliano Moretti, 33 years 160 days, 18 November 2014, 1–0 vs. Albania[31][32][33]
- Oldest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
- Dino Zoff, 40 years 133 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[3]
- Youngest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
- Giuseppe Bergomi, 18 years 195 days, 5 July 1982, 3–2 vs. Brazil[3]
- Oldest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
- Dino Zoff, 40 years 133 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[3]
- Youngest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
- Giuseppe Bergomi, 18 years 201 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[3]
- Oldest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
- Gianluigi Buffon, 38 years and 156 days, 2 July 2016, 1–1 (6–5) vs. Germany[34][35]
- Oldest outfield player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
- Giorgio Chiellini, 36 years and 331 days, 11 July 2021, 1–1 (3–2) vs. England[36]
- Youngest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
- Paolo Maldini, 19 years and 350 days, 10 June 1988, 1–1 vs. West Germany[34][37][38]
- Oldest player to feature at a UEFA European Championship Final
- Giorgio Chiellini, 36 years and 331 days, 11 July 2021, 1–1 (3–2) vs. England[36]
- Youngest goalkeeper to feature in a match
- Gianluigi Donnarumma, 17 years 189 days, 1 September 2016, 1–3 vs. France[39]
- Youngest goalkeeper to start a match
- Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18 years 31 days, 28 March 2017, 2–1 vs. Netherlands[40]
- Most FIFA World Cup titles
- Giovanni Ferrari, Giuseppe Meazza, Eraldo Monzeglio, 2 each (1934 and 1938)[3][nb 5]
- Most Central European International Cup titles
- Giuseppe Meazza, Eraldo Monzeglio and Alfredo Pitto, 2 each (1927–30 and 1933–35)[41]
- Only player to win both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship
- Dino Zoff (1968 and 1982)[14]
- Only players to win both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal
- Sergio Bertoni, Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli, Pietro Rava (1936 and 1938)[42]
- Longest career
- Gianluigi Buffon, 29 October 1997–23 March 2018, 20 years, 145 days[43]
Goalscorers
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As of 29 June 2024, the players with the most goals for Italy are:[44]
Players in bold are still active internationally.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Period | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gigi Riva (list) | 35 | 1965–1974 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Meazza | 33 | 1930–1939 | 53 | 0.62 |
| 3 | Silvio Piola | 30 | 1935–1952 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Roberto Baggio | 27 | 1988–2004 | 56 | 0.48 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | 27 | 1995–2008 | 91 | 0.30 | |
| 6 | Adolfo Baloncieri | 25 | 1920–1930 | 47 | 0.53 |
| Alessandro Altobelli | 25 | 1980–1988 | 61 | 0.41 | |
| Filippo Inzaghi | 25 | 1997–2007 | 57 | 0.44 | |
| 9 | Francesco Graziani | 23 | 1975–1983 | 64 | 0.36 |
| Christian Vieri | 23 | 1997–2005 | 49 | 0.47 |
- First goal
- Pietro Lana, 15 May 1910, 6–2 vs. France[45][46]
- Most goals at the FIFA World Cup
- Christian Vieri, Paolo Rossi and Roberto Baggio, 9 each[47]
- Most goals at a single FIFA World Cup
- Paolo Rossi (1982) and Salvatore Schillaci (1990), 6 each[9][48]
- Most goals at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Gigi Riva, 17[49]
- Most FIFA World Cups scored in
- Roberto Baggio (1990, 1994 and 1998), 3[50]
- Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Gigi Riva, 14[49]
- First goal in a FIFA World Cup match
- Angelo Schiavio, 27 May 1934, 7–1 vs. United States[3][51]
- First goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match
- Anfilogino Guarisi, 25 March 1934, 4–0 vs. Greece
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship
- Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano, 3 each[52]
- Most goals at a single UEFA European Championship
- Mario Balotelli (2012), 3[52]
- Most UEFA European Championship scored in
- Nicolò Barella (2020 and 2024), Leonardo Bonucci (2016 and 2020), Antonio Cassano (2004 and 2012), Andrea Pirlo (2008 and 2012), 2 each[34]
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Filippo Inzaghi, 14[53]
- Most goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Filippo Inzaghi, 12[53]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship match
- Angelo Domenghini, 8 June 1968, 1–1 vs. Yugoslavia[54]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
- Gianni Rivera, 2 December 1962, 6–0 vs. Turkey
- Most goals at the UEFA Nations League
- Lorenzo Pellegrini, 4[55]
- Most goals at the FIFA Confederations Cup
- Mario Balotelli, Giuseppe Rossi and Daniele De Rossi, 2 each[56]
- Most goals at a single FIFA Confederations Cup
- Mario Balotelli (2013) and Giuseppe Rossi (2009), 2 each
- First goal in a FIFA Confederations Cup match
- Giuseppe Rossi, 15 June 2009, 3–1 vs. United States[57]
- Most goals at the Central European International Cup
- Giuseppe Meazza, 8[58]
- First goal in a Central European International Cup match
- Julio Libonatti, 23 October 1927, 2–2 vs. Czechoslovakia
- Most goals at the Olympics
- Adolfo Baloncieri, 8[59]
- First goal in an Olympic match
- Franco Bontadini, 29 June 1912, 2–3 vs. Finland[60]
- Most goals in Friendlies
- Giuseppe Meazza, 20[61]
- Fastest goal
- Emanuele Giaccherini, 19 seconds, 11 June 2013, 2–2 vs. Haiti[62]
- Fastest goal at the FIFA World Cup
- Pietro Ferraris, 5 June 1938, 2–1 vs. Norway, and Bruno Mora, 7 June 1962, 3–0 vs. Switzerland, both in the 2nd minute of play[3]
- Fastest goal at the UEFA European Championship
- Pierluigi Casiraghi, 11 June 1996, 2–1 vs. Russia, after 5 minutes[34][63]
- Fastest goal by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
- Alessandro Altobelli, 17 June 1988, 2–0 vs. Denmark, after 1 minute[64]
- Oldest goalscorer
- Fabio Quagliarella, 36 years 54 days, 26 March 2019, 6–0 vs. Liechtenstein[65]
- Youngest goalscorer
- Wilfried Gnonto, 18 years 222 days, 14 June 2022, 2–5 vs. Germany[66]
- Oldest goalscorer in a competitive match
- Fabio Quagliarella, 36 years 54 days, 26 March 2019, 6–0 vs. Liechtenstein[65]
- Youngest goalscorer in a competitive match
- Wilfried Gnonto, 18 years 222 days, 14 June 2022, 2–5 vs. Germany[66]
- Oldest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
- Daniele Massaro, 33 years 36 days, 28 June 1994, 1–1 vs. Mexico[3]
- Youngest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
- Giacomo Bulgarelli, 21 years 226 days, 7 June 1962, 3–0 vs. Switzerland[3]
- Oldest goalscorer at the UEFA European Championship
- Christian Panucci, 35 years 62 days, 13 June 2008, 1–1 vs. Romania[67]
- Oldest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship final
- Leonardo Bonucci, 34 years 71 days, 11 July 2021, 1–1 vs. England[68]
- Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship final
- Pietro Anastasi, 20 years 64 days, 10 June 1968, 2–0 vs. Yugoslavia[54]
- Oldest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
- Fabio Quagliarella, 36 years 54 days, 26 March 2019, 6–0 vs. Liechtenstein[65]
- Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
- Moise Kean, 19 years 23 days, 23 March 2019, 2–0 vs. Finland[69]
- Youngest player to score a brace
- Bruno Nicolè, 18 years 258 days, 9 November 1958, 2–2 vs. France[70][71]
- Youngest player to score a brace in a competitive match
- Gianni Rivera, 19 years 206 days, 2 December 1962, 6–0 vs. Turkey[72]
- Youngest player to score a brace in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
- Gianni Rivera, 19 years 206 days, 2 December 1962, 6–0 vs. Turkey[72]
- Most goals by a midfielder
- Adolfo Baloncieri, 25[73]
- Most goals by a midfielder post-World War II
- Daniele De Rossi, 21[74]
- Most goals by a defender
- Antonio Cabrini, 9[75]
- Most goals from a penalty kick
- Roberto Baggio, 7[76]
- Most goals from a penalty kick at the FIFA World Cup
- Roberto Baggio, 2[77]
- Most goals from a penalty kick at the UEFA European Championship
- Leonardo Bonucci, Filippo Inzaghi and Andrea Pirlo, 1 each[78]
- Most goals from a penalty kick in a single match
- Alessandro Del Piero, 2, 11 October 2000, 2–0 vs. Georgia
- Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
- Franco Baresi and Andrea Pirlo, 3 each
- Most goals as a substitute
- Enrico Chiesa and Alessandro Del Piero, 5 each[79]
- Most goals as a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
- Alessandro Del Piero and Gianni Rivera, 2 each[80]
- Most goals as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
- Alessandro Altobelli, Mario Balotelli, Federico Chiesa, Luigi De Agostini, Antonio Di Natale and Matteo Pessina, 1 each[81]
- Most own goals
- Sandro Salvadore, 2[82]
- Most own goals at the FIFA World Cup
- Cristian Zaccardo, 1, 17 June 2006, 1–1 vs. United States[3]
- Italy's 100th goal at the FIFA World Cup finals
- Luigi Di Biagio, 17 June 1998, 3–0 vs. Cameroon[3]
Hat-tricks
- Three goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions
- Gigi Riva, 3 times
- Most hat-tricks at a FIFA World Cup
- Angelo Schiavio, 27 May 1934, 7–1 vs. United States, and Paolo Rossi, 5 July 1982, 3–2 vs. Brazil, 1 each[3]
As of 22 June 2024
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
Goalkeeping
- Most clean sheets
- Gianluigi Buffon, 77[92][93]
- Fewest goals conceded in a single FIFA World Cup by a starting FIFA World Cup winning goalkeeper
- Gianluigi Buffon (2006), 2[94]
- Most clean sheets in a single FIFA World Cup
- Gianluigi Buffon (2006) and Walter Zenga (1990), 5 each[95]
- Most clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
- Gianluigi Buffon, 6[96]
- Most clean sheets at the UEFA European Championship
- Gianluigi Buffon, 8[97]
- Most clean sheets at the FIFA Confederations Cup
- Gianluigi Buffon, 1[98]
- Most clean sheets in the Central European International Cup
- Gianpiero Combi, 4[99]
- Most clean sheets at the Summer Olympics
- Giovanni De Prà and Bruno Venturini, 2 each[100]
- Most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches
- Gianluigi Buffon, 21[101]
- Most clean sheets in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
- Gianluigi Buffon, 23[102]
- Most clean sheets in friendlies
- Dino Zoff, 27[103]
- Longest unbeaten streak
- Dino Zoff, 1,142 minutes[104]
- Longest unbeaten streak at the FIFA World Cup
- Walter Zenga, 518 minutes[3][105]
- Most consecutive clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
- Walter Zenga, 5[3][105]
- Longest unbeaten streak at the UEFA European Championship
- Dino Zoff, 494 minutes[106]
- Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
- Gianluigi Buffon, 644 minutes[107]
- Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
- Dino Zoff, 784 minutes (including 8 consecutive clean sheets, 1975–80)[107]
- Fewest goals conceded in a single UEFA European Championship by a starting UEFA European Championship winning goalkeeper
- Dino Zoff (1968), 1
- Most penalty kicks saved (not including shoot-outs)
- Gianluigi Buffon, 5[108]
- Most penalty kicks saved at the FIFA World Cup (not including shoot-outs)
- Gianluigi Buffon, 1[3]
- Most penalty kicks saved at the UEFA European Championship (not including shoot-outs)
- Gianluigi Buffon and Francesco Toldo, 1 each[109]
- Most penalty kicks saved in UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs
- Gianluigi Buffon and Gianluigi Donnarumma, 3 each
- Most penalty kicks saved in a single UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-out
- Francesco Toldo and Gianluigi Donnarumma, 2 each
Captains
- First captain
- Francesco Calì, 15 May 1910, 6–2 vs. France[110]
- Youngest captain
- Bruno Nicolè, 21 years 61 days, 25 April 1961, 3–2 vs. Northern Ireland[70][111]
- Most appearances as captain
- Gianluigi Buffon, 80[112][113]
- Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper
- Gianluigi Buffon, 80[113][114]
- Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship
- Gianluigi Buffon, 13 (2008–2016)[nb 6]
- Longest serving captain
- Giacinto Facchetti, 1966–1977
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.[116][117]
- 1910 Francesco Calì
- 1911–1913 Giuseppe Milano
- 1914–1915 Virgilio Fossati
- 1920–1925 Renzo De Vecchi
- 1925–1927 Luigi Cevenini
- 1927–1930 Adolfo Baloncieri
- 1931–1933 Umberto Caligaris
- 1934 Gianpiero Combi
- 1935–1936 Luigi Allemandi
- 1937–1939 Giuseppe Meazza
- 1940–1947 Silvio Piola
- 1947–1949 Valentino Mazzola
- 1949–1950 Riccardo Carapellese
- 1951–1952 Carlo Annovazzi
- 1952–1960 Giampiero Boniperti
- 1961–1962 Lorenzo Buffon
- 1962–1963 Cesare Maldini
- 1963–1966 Sandro Salvadore
- 1966–1977 Giacinto Facchetti
- 1977–1983 Dino Zoff
- 1984–1985 Marco Tardelli
- 1985–1986 Gaetano Scirea
- 1986–1987 Antonio Cabrini
- 1988–1991 Giuseppe Bergomi
- 1991–1994 Franco Baresi
- 1994–2002 Paolo Maldini
- 2002–2010 Fabio Cannavaro[nb 7]
- 2010–2018 Gianluigi Buffon[nb 8]
- 2018–2022 Giorgio Chiellini
- 2022–2023 Leonardo Bonucci
- 2023 Ciro Immobile[126]
- 2024–present Gianluigi Donnarumma[127]
Discipline
- Most red cards
- Giancarlo Antognoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Franco Causio and Daniele De Rossi, 2 each[128]
- First goalkeeper to be sent off at a FIFA World Cup
- Gianluca Pagliuca, 1, 23 June 1994, 1–0 vs Norway[3]
Managers
- Most manager appearances
- Enzo Bearzot, 104[129]
- Most FIFA World Cups coached in
- Enzo Bearzot, 3[9]
- Most FIFA World Cup appearances as a manager
- Enzo Bearzot, 18[9]
- Most FIFA World Cup matches won as a manager
- Enzo Bearzot, 9[9]
- Most FIFA World Cup titles as a manager
- Vittorio Pozzo, 2 (1934 and 1938)[3]
- Most UEFA European Championship appearances as a manager
- Roberto Mancini, 7[34]
- Most UEFA European Championship matches won as a manager
- Roberto Mancini, 5[34]
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- Venue most played in
- Stadio Olimpico, 57[130]
- Largest victory
- 10–0 vs. United States, 4 April 1975
- Largest official victory
- 9–0 vs. United States, 2 August 1948
- Largest FIFA World Cup victory[3]
- 7–1 vs. United States, 27 May 1934
- Largest UEFA European Championship victory
- 3–0 vs. Turkey, 11 June 2021 and Switzerland, 16 June 2021
- Largest defeat
- 1–7 vs. Hungary, 6 April 1924
- Largest FIFA World Cup defeat
- 1–4 vs. Switzerland, 23 June 1954 and Brazil, 21 June 1970[3]
- Largest UEFA European Championship defeat
- 0–4 vs. Spain, 1 July 2012
- Most total goals in a single match
- 11–3 vs. Egypt, 9 June 1928[131]
- Most goals scored in a single match
- 11–3 vs. Egypt, 9 June 1928[131]
- Most goals conceded in a single match
- 1–7 vs. Hungary, 6 April 1924[132]
- Most goals scored in a single edition of the World Cup
- 12, 1982 and 2006[133]
- Most goals scored in a single edition of the European Championship
- 13, 2020[68]
- Most goals scored in a single edition of a major international tournament
- 13, Euro 2020[68]
- Most consecutive victories
- 13, 11 November 2020 vs. Estonia – 2 July 2021 vs. Belgium[134]
- Most consecutive victories without conceding a goal
- 11, 11 November 2020 vs. Estonia – 20 June 2021 vs. Wales[135]
- Most consecutive away victories
- 6, 14 October 2018 vs. Poland – 15 November 2019 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina[136]
- Most consecutive defeats
- 3, achieved twice, most recently 23 June 1974 vs. Poland – 20 November 1974 vs. Netherlands
- Most consecutive matches without victory
- 8, 15 January 1958 vs. Northern Ireland – 29 November 1959 vs. Hungary
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
- 37, 10 October 2018 vs. Ukraine – 8 September 2021 vs. Lithuania[137]
- Most consecutive draws
- 5, 8 June 1997 vs. Brazil – 29 October 1997 vs. Russia
- Most consecutive matches without a draw
- 20, achieved twice, most recently 22 November 1975 vs. Netherlands – 25 January 1978 vs. Spain
- Most consecutive matches with at least one goal scored
- 43, 20 May 1931 vs. Scotland – 31 October 1937 vs. Switzerland
- Most consecutive matches with at least two goals scored
- 10, 23 March 2019 vs. Finland – 18 November 2019 vs. Armenia; 11 November 2020 vs. Estonia – 16 June 2021 vs. Switzerland[135]
- Most consecutive matches with no goals scored
- 3, achieved five times, most recently 10 November 2017 vs. Sweden – 23 March 2018 vs. Argentina
- Most consecutive matches with at least one goal conceded
- 18, 31 January 1915 vs. Switzerland – 1 January 1923 vs. Germany
- Most consecutive matches with no goals conceded
- 12, 7 October 1972 vs. Luxembourg – 8 June 1974 vs. Austria[135]
- Most minutes without conceding a goal
- 1,168[138]
- Most consecutive victories in a UEFA European Championship qualifying and final tournaments
- 15, 2020[139]
- Most victories in a single UEFA European Championship qualifying and final tournaments
- 15, 2020[139]
- Most consecutive victories in a single UEFA European Championship final tournament
- 5, 2020[139]
- Most victories in a single UEFA European Championship final tournament
- 5 (out of 7), 2020[139]
- Most victories in a single UEFA European Championship qualifying group
- 10 (out of 10), UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[140]
- Highest percentage of victories in one calendar year
- 100%, 2019 (10 out of 10)[140]
- Most victories in one calendar year
- 12, 2021 (out of 17)
- Most players scoring in a single match
- 7, 18 November 2019 vs. Armenia[140]
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- Unused substitute.
- Guido Masetti was also in Italy's 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup winning squads, but did not feature in any World Cup matches, as he was a reserve goalkeeper on both occasions.
- Buffon was named Italy's second acting captain under Roberto Donadoni for Euro 2008 after incumbent Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the tournament due to injury, and as Italy's replacement captain Alessandro Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[115]
- During UEFA Euro 2008, Alessandro Del Piero was named the Italian national team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Gianluigi Buffon was often played as captain as Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[118][119][115]
- Buffon served as second acting captain in UEFA Euro 2008 after Alessandro Del Piero was named the team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[115] Although Buffon was officially named Italy's new captain in 2010,[120] following Cannavaro's retirement subsequent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Andrea Pirlo was named the Italian national team's acting captain after the tournament (while Daniele De Rossi was named the team's second acting captain),[120][121][122] as Buffon was ruled out until the end of the year due to injury, and only made his first appearance as Italy's official captain on 9 February 2011, in a 1–1 friendly away draw against Germany.[120][123][124][125]
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