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NOORDWIJK, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 9: (L-R) Ernesto Perin of Italy U18 , Tommaso Vannucchi of Italy U18 , Mattia Cappelletti of Italy U18 , Federico Colombo of Italy U18 , Samuele Belmonte of Italy U18 , Alessandro De Luca of Italy U18 , Alessandro Sugamele of Italy U18 , Matteo Lontani of Italy U18 , Giovanni Lauricella of Italy U18 , Diego Pisani of Italy U18 , Andrea Orlandi of Italy U18 during the U18 Men match between Holland U18 v Italy U18 at the SJC Noordwijk on September 9, 2024 in Noordwijk Netherlands (Photo by Pim Waslander/Soccrates/Getty Images)
The second fixture of the season for the Italy Under-18 team that, having faced the Netherlands in September (a 2-0 defeat and a 1-0 victory), will face Austria for two friendly matches, scheduled on Thursday 10 October (15:30 CEST) and Sunday (12:00 CEST) respectively at the Stadio Maurizio Siega in Tarvisio and at the Waldarena in Velden am Wörther See.
The 22 players called up by coach Daniele Franceschini will gather on Sunday 6 October in Tarvisio. They are all born in 2007 with the exception of Empoli forward Thomas Campaniello, born in 2008.
Full Squad Line-up
Goalkeepers: Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (AC Milan), Alessandro De Luca (Bologna), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Giovanni Lauricella (Empoli), Tommaso Rugani (Empoli), Francesco Verde (Juventus), Giorgio Vezzosi (Sassuolo);
Midfielders: Giacomo Arduini (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matteo Lontani (Cesena), Matteo Mantini (Inter Milan), Andrea Orlandi (Empoli), Francesco Panico (Roma), Ernesto Perin (AC Milan), Diego Pisani (Fiorentina);
Forwards: Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Alex Castiello (Atalanta), Filippo Conzato (Torino), Salvatore Monaco (Empoli).
Staff - Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Assistant Coach: Manuel Pasqual; Goalkeeping Coach: Stefano Baroncini; Athletic Coach: Roberto Ghielmetti; Match analyst: Federico Santi and Nicolò Tolin; Medics: Cosma Calderaro and Francesco Cuccaro; Physiotherapist: Saverio Didonato; Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.