History of Football in Italy

It was suggested that the beginnings of football have been practiced in Florence, a sport that
could be played with hands and feet and punctuated at the ends of the field. There is also the
assumption that have arisen in Naples.

The version most accepted today is that football arrived in the country by British merchants in
the city of Genoa. Over time, the sport began to be practiced also in Turin and Milan

 Italian teams are traditionally known to play defensively, using tactical schemes
as 4-5-1, 3-5-2 and 3-6-1. 
 Because they are a football school that use very defensive game, Italy has always
formed great quarterbacks, flywheels and goalkeepers. The defender Fabio
Cannavarro, Italian captain in winning the World Cup in Germany, won the award for
best player of 2006 a noteworthy fact because the prize is typically won by strikers and
midfielders.
 By playing defensively, often Italy does not display attractive football and just being
underestimated by opponents who have a more offensive style of play, as Brazil, Spain,
Argentina and Germany. So Italy is famous for surprise your opponents and win
victories that many did not believe, as when the Azzurri led by Paolo Rossi eliminated
Brazil in the canopy 82....