Italy Football Formation

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

Nigeria Vs Italy - Round of 16 (05/07/1994)

GK MARCHEGIANI
CB COSTACURTA
CB MALDINI
RB MUSSI
LB BENARRIVO
LDMF ALBERTINI
RCMF/AMF DONADONI
RMF/CMF BERTI
LWF/SS SIGNORI
SS/AMF BAGGIO
CF MASSARO

Substitutions: Dino Baggio for Berti (46 mn) and Zola for Signori (63 mn)
Note: Pagliuca was still serving suspension due to his dismissal against Norway
There were many permutations in the midfield and attack during the earliest moments of the game before they settled their positions like it is showed in the formation above, like Donadoni as LMF, Massaro as RMF and so on

Dino Baggio played in midfield with Albertini, this relocated Donadoni as RMF
Incident: Zola was sent off (75 mn) after aggressively challenging Eguavoen

Captained by: Paolo Maldini
Short Free Kick: Giuseppe Signori/Roberto Baggio
Long Free Kick: Giuseppe Signori/Demetrio Albertini/Roberto Baggio/Alessandro Costacurta/Paolo Maldini/Roberto Mussi
Free Kick 2: Roberto Baggio/Giuseppe Signori/Roberto Donadoni
Left Corner: Roberto Donadoni
Right Corner: Giuseppe Signori/Roberto Donadoni
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Paolo Maldini, Antonio Benarrivo, Nicola Berti, Dino Baggio
Team Strategy
🌟Counter Attack
🌟Left Side Attack
🌟Right Side Attack - Optional
🌟Change Sides: The Forwards | Donadoni
🌟Offside Trap
🌟Pressure - Optional