Euro 2016: How Giallorossi players have fared so far

Portugal’s draw with Iceland on Tuesday evening marked the end of the first matchday of Euro 2016 – with seven Roma players involved in the tournament.

Here we take a look at their exploits so far, and the challenges that still await over the remainder of the group stage.

The first Giallorossi player to have a fixture was full-back Lucas Digne, with hosts France opening the tournament with a 2-1 win over Roma on 10 June. However, the defender did not play a part in the contest for Didier Deschamps’ side.

That was also the case for another Roma defender, Norbert Gyomber, who was on the bench for Slovakia as they were beaten 2-1 by Wales.

June 12 saw Wojciech Szczesny become the first Roma player to take the pitch in the tournament, as he played all 90 minutes and kept a valuable clean sheet as Poland beat Northern Ireland 1-0 to kick off their campaign.

The next day saw more Giallorossi interest, as both Daniele De Rossi and Radja Nainggolan started in the mouth-watering Group E opener between Italy and Belgium. Both players had their moments before being withdrawn by their coaches before the full-time whistle, as the Azzurri ultimately ran out 2-0 winners.

Roma pair Stephan El Shaarawy and Alessandro Florenzi both watched the contest from the bench.

Today, 15 June, sees the start of the second matchday of the tournament – with Gyomber and Digne potentially in action for Slovakia and France respectively.

Here is the full group stage schedule for Giallorossi players involved in the tournament (all times CEST).

15 June
Gyomber: Russia-Slovakia, 3pm
Digne: France-Albania, 9pm

16 June
Szczesny: Germany-Poland, 9pm

17 June
De Rossi, Florenzi, El Shaarawy: Italy-Sweden, 3pm

18 June
Nainggolan: Belgium-Ireland, 3pm

19 June
Digne: Switzerland-France, 9pm

20 June
Gyomber: Slovakia-England, 9pm

21 June
Szczesny: Ukraine-Poland, 6pm

June 22
Florenzi, De Rossi, El Shaarawy: Italy-Ireland, 9pm
Nainggolan: Sweden-Belgium, 9pm