Football Soccer - Euro 2016 - Italy Training - Domaine de Grammont - Montpellier, France - 9/6/16 Italy's coach Antonio Conte during training REUTERS/Yves Herman
(Reuters) - Italy can rely on the solid foundation provided by the Juventus defence at the European Championship as manager Antonio Conte looks to free up his more attacking players by stifling the opposition.
Conte, who managed Juventus prior to taking up the Italy job, has regularly started the entire backline of the Serie A champions, with Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini forming a three-man defence ahead of Gianluigi Buffon.
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