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The Under-20s will open their season with two high-profile friendlies: they face England in Chesterfield on Friday 5 September (20:30 CEST), before meeting Germany three days later at the Stadion an der Kreuzeiche in Reutlingen (18:30 CEST).

Carmine Nunziata returns to the U20 dugout after two years at the helm of the U21s. He has named a 27-man squad featuring six players born in 2007 (Cama, Emanuel, Idele, Mosconi, Nunziante and Sala) and one born in 2008 (Natali). The Azzurrini will convene on Monday 1 September at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Centre in Acqua Acetosa, Rome, before travelling to Birmingham on Wednesday 3 September.

The two fixtures form the first step on the road to the Under-20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Chile from 27 September to 19 October. Italy have been drawn in Group D alongside Argentina, Australia and Cuba.

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Nunziante (Udinese), Jacopo Seghetti (Livorno), Lapo Siviero (Torino);
Defenders: Wisdom Amey (Pianese), Cristian Cama (Roma), Christian Corradi (Trento), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'Ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Fellipe Jack Ozilio Moreira Pacheco (Como), Javison Osarumwense Idele (Atalanta), Raphael Kofler (Südtirol), Vittorio Magni (Cesena), Andrea Natali (Bayer Leverkusen);
Midfielders: Pietro Candelari (Spezia), Luca Di Maggio (Padova), Jonas Harder (Padova), Mattia Mannini (Juve Stabia), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta), Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), Marco Romano (Genoa), Emanuele Sala (Milan), Jacopo Sardo (Monza);
Forwards: Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), Osayuki Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), Ismael Konate (Empoli), Mattia Liberali (Catanzaro), Mattia Mosconi (Inter), Alvin Obinna Okoro (Juventus).

Staff – Head Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Delegation Head: Gianfranco Serioli; Assistant Coaches: Matteo Brighi and Mirco Gasparetto; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Ferron; Fitness Coach: Marco Montini; Match Analyst: Francesco Donzella; Doctors: Giuseppe Bastone and Cristiano Benelli; Nutritionist: Maria Luisa Cravana; Physiotherapist: Angelo Cartocci; Secretary: Luca Umberto Gatto.