Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Italy's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 58.3% |
| Without them | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 50% |
| Andi Herzog | Austria | 2 |
| Andy Townsend | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Erik Mykland | Norway | 2 |
| Henning Berg | Norway | 2 |
| John Aldridge | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| John Sheridan | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Kjetil Rekdal | Norway | 2 |
| Øyvind Leonhardsen | Norway | 2 |
| Pat Bonner | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Paul McGrath | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Jun 1999 | v Wales | 4–0 | 40′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 30 Apr 1997 | v Poland | 3–0 | 36′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 29 Mar 1997 | v Moldova | 3–0 | 24′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 11 Nov 1995 | v Ukraine | 3–1 | 53′ | — | Extended lead | 3–1 | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
| 24 Mar 1993 | v Malta | 6–1 | 73′ | — | Extended lead | 5–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 18 Jun 2002 | v South Korea | 1–2 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Round of 16 |
| 13 Jun 2002 | v Mexico | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 8 Jun 2002 | v Croatia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 2002 | v Ecuador | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 18 May 2002 | v Czech Republic | 0–1 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Jun 1999 | v Wales | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 3 Jul 1998 | v France | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Quarter-final |
| 27 Jun 1998 | v Norway | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16 |
| 23 Jun 1998 | v Austria | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 17 Jun 1998 | v Cameroon | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 1998 | v Chile | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 30 Apr 1997 | v Poland | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 29 Mar 1997 | v Moldova | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 11 Nov 1995 | v Ukraine | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
| 17 Jul 1994 | v Brazil | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Final |
| 13 Jul 1994 | v Bulgaria | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Semi-final |
| 9 Jul 1994 | v Spain | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Quarter-final |
| 5 Jul 1994 | v Nigeria | 2–1 | started | 120 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Round of 16 |
| 28 Jun 1994 | v Mexico | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 23 Jun 1994 | v Norway | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 1994 | v Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 24 Mar 1993 | v Malta | 6–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
| 7 Jul 1990 | v England | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Third-place play-off |
| 3 Jul 1990 | v Argentina | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Semi-final |
| 30 Jun 1990 | v Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Quarter-final |
| 25 Jun 1990 | v Uruguay | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Round of 16 |
| 19 Jun 1990 | v Czech Republic | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 1990 | v United States | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 9 Jun 1990 | v Austria | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · 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.