Italy Women Euro 2025 squad: Andrea Soncin's full team

Italy's Euro 2025 squad has reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1997 with an impressive performance in the quarters.

Talisman Cristiana Girelli scored both goals in the team's 2-1 win over Norway after a bumpy group stage.

In the group, they beat Belgium 1-0, drew 1-1 with Portugal and lost 3-1 to Spain but it was enough to see them through. Italy will play England in the semi-final.

Italy Women's Euros squad

Italy Women Euro 2025 squad

The squad for the major tournament is as follows:

• GK: Rachele Baldi (Inter Milan)
• GK: Francesca Durante (Fiorentina)
• GK: Laura Giuliani (AC Milan)
• DF: Lisa Boattin (Juventus)
• DF: Lucia Di Guglielmo (Roma)
• DF: Martina Lenzini (Juventus)
• DF: Elena Linari (Roma)
• DF: Elisabetta Oliviero (Lazio)
• DF: Julie Piga (AC Milan)
• DF: Cecilia Salvai (Juventus)
• MF: Arianna Caruso (Bayern Munich)
• MF: Manuela Giugliano (Roma)
• MF: Eleonora Goldoni (Lazio)
• MF: Giada Greggi (Roma)
• MF: Eva Schatzer (Juventus)
• MF: Annamaria Serturini (Inter Milan)
• MF: Emma Severini (Fiorentina)
• FW: Chiara Beccari (Juventus)
• FW: Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
• FW: Michela Cambiaghi (Inter Milan)
• FW: Sofia Cantore (Juventus)
• FW: Cristiana Girelli (Juventus)
• FW: Martina Piemonte (Lazio)

Predicted line-up

4-2-3-1: Giuliani; Di Guglielmo, Lenzini, Linari, Boattin; Severini, Giugliano; Cantore, Caruso, Beccari; Giacinti

Italy fixtures and results

Euro 2025 qualifying

April 5 2024: Italy 2-0 Netherlands, San Vito, Cosenza, Italy

April 9 2024: Finland 2-1 Italy, Helsinki Football Stadium, Helsinki, Iceland

May 31 2024: Norway 0-0 Italy, Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

June 2 2024: Italy 1-1 Norway, Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy

July 12 2024: Netherlands 0-0 Italy, Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands

July 16 2024: Italy 4-0 Finland, Druso, Bolzano, Italy

Friendlies

October 25 2024: Italy 5-0 Malta, Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy

October 29 2024: Italy 1-1 Spain, Romeo Menti di Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy

December 2 2024: Germany 1-2 Italy, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Italy

Women's Nations League

February 21 2025: Italy 1-0 Wales, Brianteo, Monza, Italy

February 25 2025: Italy 1-3 Denmark, Stadium Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy

April 4 2025: Sweden 3-2 Italy, Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden

April 8 2025: Denmark 0-3 Italy, Arena Herning, Herning, Denmark

May 30 2025: Italy 0-0 Sweden, Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy

June 3 2025: Wales 1-4 Italy, Swansea Stadium, Swansea, Wales

Euro 2025

July 3 2025: Belgium 0-1 Italy, Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland

July 7 2025: Portugal 1-1 Italy, Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

July 11 2025: Italy 1-3 Spain, Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland

July 16 2025: Norway 1-2 Italy, Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

July 22 2025: England v Italy, Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

Everything you need to know about Italy

They have the stars in their ranks to achieve that goal. Italy may be all about the sum, not the individual parts, but Lisa Boattin is the defensive machine’s essential cog. The 28-year-old Juventus left-back is composed on the ball and tough to beat in one-on-ones. She also previously skippered her country at youth level.

This side does find themselves in a difficult group, though World champions and favourites Spain, Portugal and Belgium await them in the initial stages of the competition.

To progress from the group stage would mean Italy go one better than in 2022 where they crashed out after losing to Belgium and France and drawing against Iceland.

European finalists in 1993 and 1997, Italy have rarely hit similar heights but optimism abounds after qualifying above ex-winners the Netherlands and Norway. Two years on from an operatic tragedy of a World Cup group-stage elimination thanks to an injury-time South Africa strike, Le Azzurre are quietly confident of a first European Championship knockout encounter since 2013.

LESSON FROM QUALIFYING

Embrace the discipline. For years, the women’s side haven’t lived up to the stereotype of mean Italian defences and catenaccio, but leaking three World Cup goals to minnows South Africa has brought a rethink. Two clean sheets against the Dutch and one against Norway helped to secure top spot with just three goals shipped. Their inherent flakiness is a thing of the past.

STRENGTHS

Chemistry – and not just because defensive totem Lucia Di Guglielmo has a degree in it. Players from Serie A top three Juventus, Inter and Roma dominate the squad and that familiarity bodes well.

WEAKNESSES

Goals. Michela Cambiaghi of Inter found the net against Sweden and Denmark in the Nations League and provides a new option, but Valentina Giacinti and Cristiana Girelli are now past the peak of their powers. April’s 3-0 defeat of Denmark was a step forward, but only midfielder Manuela Giugliano scored more than one in qualifying.

MOST LIKELY TO…

Create stellar atmospheres as fans swarm the border into Switzerland. Plus, that national anthem…

LEAST LIKELY TO….

Be tactically predictable. They flit between a back four and a 3-5-2depending on how many centre-forwards Andrea Soncin deploys.

WHAT THEY HOPE WILL HAPPEN

A rare run to the knockouts for just the third time since 1997.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

Sandwiched between a win over Belgium and defeat to Spain, the clash with Portugal feels pivotal.

Sweden manager: Andrea Soncin

Andrea Soncin was appointed boss in September 2023, after the World Cup where the team crashed out in the group stage. Since then Italy have endured inconsistent form but there have been glimpses of what they can achieve, particularly in their 1-1 draw against Spain.

The Italy job is also Soncin's first appointment in international football. He previously has been a coach for Venezia, where he was caretaker boss twice.

He has said about the group Italy has been drawn in: "Awaiting us is a very competitive group. We are very focused on our path, aware that in these competitions all the opponents are very strong and organised."

Italy's star player

Lisa Boattin

Juventus defender Lisa Boattin is closing in on 50 caps for Italy after making her debut back in 2016. While she is an impressive, solid defender for her side, a goal she scored in 2021 gave the team a slice of history.

That goal, which was her first at international level, sealed a 2-0 win over Romania and booked Italy direct qualification to the World Cup. It was the first time Italy's women's team had secured direct qualification.

Boattin is set to play a vital role in a huge 2025 for the team and her leadership skills - having captaining Italy's youth teams - should shine through.