Italy Women will get together at Coverciano tomorrow to begin their preparations for their European qualifying matches against Israel and Bosnia & Herzegovina, which will be played on Thursday 17 September (Stadio Carlo Castellani, 20:45 CEST) and Tuesday 22 September (Zenica, 16:00 CEST) respectively.

Milena Bertolini will have to do without Atlético Madrid defender Alia Guagni, who is unavailable and no longer in the squad. The Head Coach will have the following players to choose from:

Goalkeepers: Laura Giuliani (Juventus), Francesca Durante (Hellas Verona), Katja Schroffenegger (Fiorentina);

Defenders: Laura Fusetti (AC Milan), Elena Linari (Bordeaux), Tecla Pettenuzzo (AS Roma), Alice Tortelli (Fiorentina), Maria Luisa Filangeri (Sassuolo), Valentina Bergamaschi (AC Milan), Lucia Di Guglielmo (Empoli), Elisa Bartoli (AS Roma), Lisa Boattin (Juventus), Linda Tucceri Cimini (AC Milan);

Midfielders: Manuela Giugliano (AS Roma), Marta Mascarello (Fiorentina), Aurora Galli (Juventus), Martina Rosucci (Juventus), Flaminia Simonetti (Inter), Cecilia Prugna (Empoli), Arianna Caruso (Juventus);

Forwards: Cristiana Girelli (Juventus), Valentina Giacinti (AC Milan), Daniela Sabatino (Fiorentina), Stefania Tarenzi (FC Inter), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Benedetta Glionna (Empoli), Elisa Polli (Empoli).

Staff – Head Coach: Milena Bertolini; Delegation Head: Cristiana Capotondi; Team Manager: Barbara Facchetti; Women’s National Team Coordinator: Annarita Stallone; Assistant Coach: Nicola Matteucci; Secretary: Alessandra Savini Nicci; Fitness Coach Francesco Perondi; Goalkeeper Coach: Cristiano Viotti; Match Analyst: Marco Mannucci; Doctors: Luca Gatteschi, Alessandro Carcangiu and Antonio Ponzo; Physiotherapists: Daniele Frosoni and Emanuele Provini; Nutritionist: Natale Gentile.

Schedule (all times CEST)

Thursday 10 September
The group to meet at the Coverciano Federal Training Centre by 20:00

Friday 11 September
10:00 Training
16:30 Training

Saturday 12 September
10:00 Training
13:45 Press conference with the Head Coach
16:30 Training

Sunday 13 September
13:15 Player meeting with the media*
16:00 Training

Monday 14 September
10:00 Training
13:45 Player meeting with the media*
16:30 Training

Tuesday 15 September
16:30 Training

Wednesday 16 September
17:15 Press conference with the Head Coach and captain
18:00 Training (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 17 September
20:45 Italy vs. Israel
Post-match press conference with the Head Coach

Friday 18 September
16:30 Training

Saturday 19 September
13:15 Meeting with the media*
16:30 Training

Sunday 20 September
Departure from the Venezia Mestre railway station for Sarajevo and subsequent transfer to Zenica

Monday 21 September
16:00 Training (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Tuesday 22 September
16:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy

*All press activities will be carried out in full respect of the protocols laid out by the FIGC and UEFA for the COVID-19 emergency