The Italian national team of Amputated football It is ready to return to the international scene. After winning the first place unbeaten in the Division B from the Eaff Nations League In 2023, Overcoming Ireland in the North, Germany and France, Italy is preparing to take the field in the Division A of the Nations Leaguescheduled from 12 al 14 September 2025 a Trabzon, in Turkey.
The competition, organized by European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF), It represents one of the most prestigious events of the continental calendar for the amputated football movement. Italy was inserted in the single group with Türkiye, England and Poland, The three winning teams of the other groups of the last edition.
Programma partite – EAFF Nations League Division A 2025
Thursday 12 September
15:00 (14:00 Italian): Türkiye vs Italia
Friday 13 September
17:00 (16:00 Italian): Italy vs England
Saturday 14 September
15:00 (14:00 Italian): Italy vs Poland
The blue delegation will leave for Turkey on September 10th, With the aim of confirming the growth path started in recent years.
“Our goal is to arrive among the first three to keep the place in the Division a” – declares the CT Francesco Ronnuno. “In case you arrive, you would return to Division B. This Nations League is a fundamental opportunity to evaluate our level: we will face the strongest national teams in Europe and for us it is already a pride of this group. We will go to the field with great awareness, knowing our limits, but ready to write a page of history.”
“Turkey, England and Poland are teams against which we have never won. We want to try to reverse this trend. After so many years, our technical level has grown a lot, as well as the experience of the group. We, the boys, the staff, and all the FISPES we are ready to give the best.”
The blue group convened for the Nations League 2025:
- Tommaso Movia
- Calogero Sanfilippo
- Luigi Magi
- Emanuele Padoan
- Francesco Messori
- Luca looks
- Paolo Capasso
- Marco Buonocore
- Andrea Papi
- Lorenzo Marcantognini
- Emanuele Leone
- Salvatore La Manna
Technical and medical staff:
- Francesco Rambunno – CT
- Maurizio Allasia – Deputy coach
- Paolo Capra – Technical assistant
- Orazio Costa – goalkeepers trainer
- Piergiuseppe Soldà – doctor
- Riccardo Sandri – Physiotherapist
The EAFF Nations League It takes place on a two -year basis and, in 2023, saw Italy’s triumph in Division B. On that occasion, the Azzurri also won three individual prizes: Top scorer (Emanuele Padoan), Best goalkeeper (Tommaso Movia) e Best player (Paolo Capasso).
The jump in the Division A represents a historical result and confirms Italy among the four best national teams on the continent. The competition will be visible in live streaming on the official YouTube channel Eaff
The event is created with the institutional support of the Italian Paralympic Committee
Official Sponsor: Stellantis con Autonomy, UniCredit
Partner: PMG Italia, Humantecar, Inail, Supermisable INAIL
