Their national team was weakened with some of the side sadly dying in the Superga air disaster a year before the start of the tournament and the champions were not keen to attend the finals .
在开赛前一年发生的苏佩尔加山空难中,意大利国家队的一些队员罹难,其实力也因此被削弱,卫冕冠军甚至都对参加决赛圈的比赛失去了兴趣。