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The first match of the season for the Under 19 National Team will take place on Friday 13 August (11:00 CEST) against their peers from Albania, in a friendly match at the Federation’s Technical Centre at Coverciano. Coach Carmine Nunziata selected 25 players who will meet up on the evening of Sunday 8 August at the Tirrenia Olympic Training Centre, with the first training session scheduled for the following day.
Thus begins the first part of Italy's qualifying journey for the European Championship, which will see the Azzurrini playing in Slovenia against the home nation, Iceland, and Lithuania from 6 to 12 October.
Squad List
Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Desplanches (AC Milan), Jacopo Sassi (Atalanta), Gioele Zacchi (Sassuolo);
Defenders: Nicolò Bertola (Spezia), Brayan Boci (Genoa), Diego Coppola (Hellas Verona), Alessandro Fontanarosa (Inter), Davide Gentile (Fiorentina), Daniele Ghilardi (Fiorentina), Luigi Palomba (Cagliari), Thomas Sandon (Vicenza), Mattia Zanotti (Inter);
Midfielders: Nicolò Cavuoti (Cagliari), Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli), Giovanni Fabbian (Inter), Giacomo Faticanti (Roma), Fabio Miretti (Juventus), Alessio Rossi (Empoli), Filippo Terracciano (Hellas Verona), Cristian Volpato (Roma), Federico Zuccon (Atalanta);
Forwards: Tommaso De Nipoti (Atalanta), Gabriele Youns El Hilali (AC Milan), Stephane Henoc N’Gbesso (AC Milan), Alessio Pinotti (Spal).
Staff – Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Assistant Coach: Emanuele Filippini; Head of Delegation: Gianfranco Serioli; Co-ordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Athletic Coach: Vito Azzone; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Ferron; Match analyst: Marco Mannucci; Medics: Raffaele Iorio ed Emanuele