Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Italy's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Without them | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Alain Giresse | France | 1 |
| Aleksandar Markov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Alfonso Domínguez | Uruguay | 1 |
| Andrey Zhelyazkov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Antonio Alzamendi | Uruguay | 1 |
| Ayan Sadakov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Borislav Mihaylov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bozhidar Iskrenov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bum-kun Cha | South Korea | 1 |
| Byung-joo Byun | South Korea | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 24 Mar 1993 | v Malta | 6–1 | 48′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
| 22 Dec 1990 | v Cyprus | 4–0 | 15′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1990 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 24 Mar 1993 | v Malta | 6–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
| 22 Dec 1990 | v Cyprus | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1990 |
| 7 Jul 1990 | v England | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Third-place play-off |
| 25 Jun 1990 | v Uruguay | 2–0 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Round of 16 |
| 19 Jun 1990 | v Czech Republic | 2–0 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 17 Jun 1986 | v France | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Round of 16 |
| 10 Jun 1986 | v South Korea | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 5 Jun 1986 | v Argentina | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 31 May 1986 | v Bulgaria | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.