Following the Northern training session, held on October 16 at Novarello, the Under-15 national team will hold its second seasonal meeting on Thursday, 23 October (14:45 CEST) at the Catanzaro Federal Training Centre for the Southern regional squad.

Coach Enrico Battisti has called up 44 players, all born in 2011, including two who participated in the latest edition of the Under-14 National Tournament “Il calciatore dell’Evoluzione Programme.” This initiative was part of the Youth and School Sector’s key projects, held from May 9-11 at the Olympic Preparation Centre in Tirrenia. Among the participants were Thomas Musollino, a Lecce defender who rose through the ranks of the Academy Pasquale Foggia, and Enrico Martinelli, a defender from Salernitana who joined from Real Casarea. 

The next stops for the Azzurrini will be Coverciano on October 30 for the Central-Northern regional squad and Rome on November 6 for the Central team. The Christmas Tournament is scheduled from November 21 to 23 in Novarello, while the UEFA Development Tournament, which will mark Italy’s first official international trip, is set for December 14 to 20 in England.

 

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Andrea Aruta (Benevento), Francesco Chiaracane (Palermo), Fernando Fulgione (Napoli), Francesco Sciammarella (Catanzaro);
Defenders: Fabio Amabile (Napoli), Simone Cinturrino (Catanzaro), Luca De Prisco (Juve Stabia), Domenico De Spirito (Lecce), Marco Donatore (Bari), Mattia Ferrarese (Bari), Giuseppe Gentile (Bari), Filippo Giusto Liaci (Lecce), Paolo Lopreiato (Catanzaro), Enrico Martinelli (Salernitana), Giuliano Massa (Avellino), Thomas Musollino (Lecce), Pietro Rollo (Napoli), Francesco Sicuro (Lecce), Ugo Veneziani (Palermo), Giuseppe Vumbaca (Catanzaro)
Midfielders: Mattia Castiglione (Palermo), Francesco De Caro (Palermo), Gabriele De Rosa (Avellino), Carmine Diffuso (Salernitana), Giuseppe Favale (Lecce), Andrea Perrone (Bari), Andrea Rocco (Napoli), Daniele Ronga (Benevento), Stefano Scerbo (Napoli), Giuseppe Domenico Strangio (Crotone), Pablo Antonio Tedesco (Avellino), Mattia Utro (Palermo);
Forwards: Aleksander Bogdani (Palermo), Lorenzo Cipressa (Lecce), Luigi Fiumara (Avellino), Mario Grosso La Valle (Benevento), Giuseppe Guaglianone (Catanzaro), Giuseppe Imperiale (Napoli), Alessandro Malaspina (Catanzaro), Manuel Marra (Lecce), Giuseppe Pappolla (Bari), Daniele Sorce (Catanzaro), Damiano Pastoressa (Bari), Giuseppe Sepe (Juve Stabia).

Staff – Supervisor: Antonio Rocca; Coach: Enrico Battisti; Assistant Coach: Bruno Redolfi; Goalkeeping Coach: Graziano Vinti; Fitness Coach: Luca Bossi; Match Analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti; Head of Junior Scouting: Alessandro Musicco; Scouts: Gianpiero Di Pierro, Claudio Gabetta, Luigi Milani, Manuel Nisticò, Filippo Pergolizzi; Medici: Leonardo Previ, and Lorenzo Sapegno; Physiotherapist: Marco Cerroni; Club Italia coordinator: Giuseppe Martucci; Secretary: Francesco Lupi.