Roberto Mancini's men beat Armenia 9-1 to qualify for Euro-2020 and set two new records after the game.
Roberto Mancini's side has qualified for the Europa league in a perfect style, after re-writing the record books in the process
Italy set two new records and also came very close in breaking several more records in their 9-1 Euro 2020 qualifying match against Armenia in Palermo.
For the first time in the history of football, Italy had only seven different scorers in one game, with the victory also
meaning they won all of their group stage games in a world cup or European Championship qualifying campaign for the first time.
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Ciro immobile and Nicolo Zaniolo were the only players to score in the game more than once, with Nicolo Barella,
Alessio Romagnoli, Jorginho, Federico Chiesa and debutant Riccardo Orsolini also on target for the Azzurri
Zaniolo's first two goals for his country made him the youngest Roma player to score for the national side at the age of 20 years old and 139 days.
speaking to Rai sport about his achievements so far, the midfielder said: "I am indeed very happy, I have made another dream come true tonight, but I realize it is the beginning."
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This will make it the fourth time Italy have scored nine goals in a game, though Edgar Babayan's late consolation for Armenia
denied Italy a 9-0 win for the match and therefore the chance to equal their biggest-ever goal margin of victory,
achieved against France in a friendly in 1920 and against the United States during the 1948 Olympic games in London.
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The only other time Italy scored nine goals or more was an 11-3 win against Egypt during the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
according to history, only four teams have scored more than nine goals in the European qualifying match, with the record being Germany's 13-0 trashing minnows san Marino in Euro 2008 qualifier in September 2006.
the convincing victory for the Italians was a fitting way to wrap up a dominant qualification campaign from the four-time
world champions and the perfect response to the disappointment of failing to reach the 2018 world cup, the first time Italy had failed to qualify for the tournament since 1958.
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the Italian coach Roberto Mancini finished 12 points clear of second-placed Finland in Group J, after scoring 37 goals and conceding only four.
The former manchester city coach has won 14 out of 20 games since taken up his appointment 18 months ago, with the revival in form suggesting they could be among the contender for the forthcoming tournament.
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