The Under-16 national team, after a loss (2-0) and a draw (2-2) in two friendlies against the Czech Republic in November, will return back to action between Friday 19th to Sunday 21st January at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano for the annual Tornei dei Gironi tournament.

Coach Daniele Zoratto has called 62 players, all born in 2008, and they will be split into two squads of 21 players (National Under-16 team and a Representative B team) and one of 20 (Representative A team) before facing each other in the tournament. The event will kick off on Friday 19 (15:00 CET) with the match between Representative A and Representative B, while the National Under-16 team will play their games on Saturday (15:00 CET) and Sunday (11:00 CET) against the loser and winner of the first match, respectively.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Francesco Cereser (Torino), Giacomo Giacomone (Lazio), Federico Giora (Frosinone), Raffaele Huli (Juventus), Sebastiano Nava (Juventus), Renato Widmer D'Autilia (Bologna);
Defenders: Diego Antonini (Empoli), Filippo Basile (Roma), Tommaso Angelo Bolis (Atalanta), Alessandro Bonora (Juventus), Leonardo Noah Bovio (Inter), Cristian Breda (Inter), Christian Daniel Briguglio (Bologna), Lorenzo Calvani (Lazio)*, Samuele Carlaccini (Roma), Filippo Colafrancesco (Frosinone), Cristian Costabile (Sassuolo), Pantaleo Creti (Monza), Lorenzo Jeremie Fazio (Genoa), Alessio Insignito (Spezia), Thomas Lissi (Inter), Gabriel Marcon (Hellas Verona), Alessandro Rinaldi (Atalanta), Mauro Soldani (Bari), Davide Sorino (Inter), Stefano Specker (Juventus), Alberto Targa (Padova), Samuele Tavanti (Empoli);
Midfielders: Cristian Acatullo (Sassuolo), Pietro Arnaboldi (Milan), Alessio Baralla (Empoli), Samuel Beldenti (Brescia), Oliver Blini (Empoli), Benit Borasio (Juventus), Paolo Ceppi (Juventus), Christian Comotto (Milan), Giovanni D'Agostino (Inter), Giuseppe Forte (Sampdoria), Niccolò Giangreco (Genoa), Pietro La Torre (Inter), Luca Lo Monaco (Empoli), Simone Lontani (Milan), Andrea Luongo (Torino), Federico Maserati (Lausanne), Fabio Pandolfi (Milan), Matteo Papaccioli (Como), Mattia Pedretti (Brescia), Francesco Reita (Lazio), Pietro Teixeira Falcetta (Roma), Danilo Treffiletti (Monza);
Forwards: Alex Amadio (Ascoli), Lorenzo Befani (Frosinone), Francesco Bellone (Genoa), Danilo Busiello (Empoli)**, Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Cristian Carrara (Inter), Marco Giugliano (Benevento)*, Lorenzo Paratici (Sampdoria), Lorenzo Tosi (Pisa)***, Daniel Tumminelli (Sassuolo), Tancredi Vella (Roma), Edoardo Zanaga (Empoli).

*Extra call-up.
**to replace the unavailable Kevin Vitale Moressa (Inter).
***Unavailable.

Staff - National Youth Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Head Coach: Daniele Zoratto; Federal Coaches: Davide Cei and Emanuele Filippini; Goalkeeper Coordinator: Gaetano Petrelli; Junior scouting area representative: Alessandro Musicco; Fitness Coach: Luca Coppari; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Capodici; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Doctors: Edoardo Gaj and Sofia Calaciura Clarich; Physiotherapist: Manolo Ruggiero and Simone Siciliano; Nutritionist: Dennis Dell'Unto; Press Office: Alessandro Paoli; Secretary: Fabio Ferappi; Organisation: Luca Gatto; Scouts: Andrea Campatelli, Gianpietro Di Pierro, Claudio Gabetta, Italo Graziani, Domenica Maggiora, Antonio Martella, Matteo Orlandoni, Daniele Ranzato, Giovanni Re, Armando Reggiannini, Francesco Talarico and Carlo Zanantoni.

Tornei dei Gironi tournament

Groups: National U16s, Representative A and Representative B.

Day 1 (Friday 20 January)
15:00 CET Representative A vs. Representative B
Rest: Nazionale U16

Day 2 (Saturday 20 January)
15:00 CET National U16 vs. Loser on Day 1
Rest: Winner on Day 1

Day 3 (Sunday 21 January)
11:00 CET National U16 vs. Winner on Day 1
Rest: Loser on Day 1

Squad Lists

National U16

Goalkeepers: 12. Raffaele Huli (Juventus), 1. Renato Widmer D'Autilia (Bologna);
Defenders: 6. Diego Antonini (Empoli), 5. Leonardo Noah Bovio (Inter), 15. Cristian Breda (Inter), 16. Lorenzo Calvani (Lazio), 3. Cristian Costabile (Sassuolo), 2. Thomas Lissi (Inter), 13. Davide Sorino (Inter), 21. Samuele Tavanti (Empoli);
Midfielders: 7. Cristian Acatullo (Sassuolo), 10. Oliver Blini (Empoli), 8. Christian Comotto (Milan), 14. Pietro La Torre (Inter), 20. Simone Lontani (Milan), 18. Andrea Luongo (Torino), 4. Danilo Treffiletti (Monza);
Forwards: 19. Danilo Busiello (Empoli), 9. Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), 17. Cristian Carrara (Inter), 11. Edoardo Zanaga (Empoli).
Head Coach: Daniele Zoratto.

Representative A

Goalkeepers: 1. Francesco Cereser (Torino), 12. Sebastiano Nava (Juventus);
Defenders: 5. Cristian Daniel Briguglio (Bologna), 3. Samuele Carlaccini (Roma), 13. Filippo Colafrancesco (Frosinone), 15. Lorenzo Jeremie Fazio (Genoa), 21. Alessio Insignito (Spezia), 2. Stefano Specker (Juventus), 6. Alberto Targa (Padova);
Midfielders: 8. Pietro Arnaboldi (Milan), 17. Samuel Beldenti (Brescia), 7. Benit Borasio (Juventus) 4. Paolo Ceppi (Juventus), 10. Giuseppe Forte (Sampdoria), 14. Federico Maserati (Lausanne), 18. Francesco Reita (Lazio);
Forwards: 20. Francesco Bellone (Genoa), 11. Lorenzo Paratici (Sampdoria), 9. Daniel Tumminelli (Sassuolo), 19. Tancredi Vella (Roma).
Head Coach: Davide Cei.

Representative B

Goalkeepers: 1. Giacomo Giacomone (Lazio), 12. Federico Giora (Frosinone);
Defenders: 6. Filippo Basile (Roma), 13. Tommaso Angelo Bolis (Atalanta), 3. Alessandro Bonora (Juventus), 21. Pantaleo Creti (Monza), 2. Gabriel Marcon (Hellas Verona), 5. Alessandro Rinaldi (Atalanta), 16. Mauro Soldani (Bari);
Midfielders: 14. Alessio Baralla (Empoli), 17. Giovanni D'Agostino (Inter), 8. Niccolò Giangreco (Genoa), 18. Luca Lo Monaco (Empoli), 4. Fabio Pandolfi (Milan), 7. Matteo Papaccioli (Como), 20. Mattia Pedretti (Brescia), 10. Pietro Teixeira Falcetta (Roma);
Forwards: 9. Alex Amadio (Ascoli), 11. Lorenzo Befani (Frosinone), 19. Marco Giugliano (Benevento).
Head Coach: Emanuele Filippini.