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After a gym session this morning, Italy's Under-21s will return to the pitch for training this afternoon. Frosinone players Gabriele Calvani and Matteo Cichella, along with Fiorentina midfielder Cher Ndour, will not be involved. All three have been deemed unavailable and have left the training camp at the CPO in Tirrenia to return to their respective clubs. Palermo's Dominic Vavassori has also been ruled out of the squad following an assessment of the flu-like symptoms he has been experiencing in recent days.
DAGASSO. Baldini therefore has 24 players available for the upcoming friendlies against France and Belgium, scheduled for Friday 13 November (18:30 CET in Laval) and Monday 16 November (18:15 CET at the Armando Picchi in Livorno). Among them is Matteo Dagasso, who missed October's international fixtures through injury and has now returned to the Under-21 squad. Although he could only celebrate from afar, he was delighted to see Italy secure qualification for the European Championship finals in his hometown of Pescara."Qualifying was our goal, and we'd been working towards it since our very first training camp. We've built a fantastic group, and the understanding between us helped us secure our place in the finals." Italy will discover their opponents for the 2027 tournament in Albania and Serbia on 26 November. "We'll think about that when the time comes. Right now, our focus is on these two important friendlies."
TICKETS. Tickets for Italy vs. Belgium in Livorno are also on sale. They can be purchased at ticketing.figc.it, with prices starting at €5 and special offers available for young supporters and over-65s.
THE FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Giovanni Daffara (Parma), Diego Mascardi (Torino), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia M’Gladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), Emanuele Lulli (Roma), Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Brando Moruzzi (Avellino);
Midfielders: Lorenzo Amatucci (Deportivo La Coruna), Tommaso Berti (Cremonese), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Avellino), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Mattia Mannini (Benevento);
Forwards: Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Francesco Camarda (Milan), Luigi Cherubini (Benevento), Jeff Ekhator (Juventus), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund).
