Italy's Matteo Darmian (C) celebrates his goal with team mates Eder (L) and Marco Verratti during their Euro 2016 group H qualifying soccer match against Azerbaijan at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 10, 2015. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
BAKU (Reuters) - Italy qualified for the Euro 2016 finals when they won 3-1 in Azerbaijan on Saturday to make sure of one of the two automatic qualifying places from Group H.
The Italians, who were runners-up to champions Spain in the 2012 finals, secured their place in next year's finals in France by maintaining their unbeaten run in the group with six wins and three draws from their nine matches.
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