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After facing England in Rome in August – a 2-1 victory at the Stadio delle Tre Fontane and a 2-1 defeat at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Centre – the U16s are preparing for another prestigious friendly double-header, this time against Spain. The two matches are scheduled for Tuesday 16 September (18:30 CEST) and Thursday 18 September (11:CEST) at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. Both games will be broadcast live on Vivo Azzurro TV.

Manuel Pasqual has called up 22 players, all born in 2010, who will gather on Sunday 14 September in Milan before departing the following day for Madrid.

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Umberto Costante (Inter), Tommaso Vischi (Monza);
Defenders: Mattia Barbone (Fiorentina), Sounkalo Berthé (Juventus), Lorenzo Damonte (Genoa), Samuele De Sario (Sampdoria), Alessandro Foroni (Inter), Raphael Libero Mazzotta (Juventus), Alberto Samà (Juventus), Emanuele Pio Troiano (Milan);
Midfielders: Noham Blandina (Club Brugge), Filippo Castagnoli (Fiorentina), Badr El Hafid (Atalanta), Francesco Olivieri (Empoli), Edoardo Rastello (Juventus), Paolo Schiffini (Cagliari);
Forwards: Niccolò Mattia Barzagli (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Bernamonte (Fiorentina), Gabriele Borsa (Milan), Maximilian Donner (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ilyas Fatih (Parma), Pietro Salvai (Juventus).

Staff – Head Coach: Manuel Pasqual; National Youth Team Deputy Coordinator: Daniele Zoratto; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Fitness Coach: Luca Coppari; Goalkeeping Coach: Stefano Baroncini; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Doctors: Valerio Andreozzi and Sofia Calaciura Clarich; Nutritionist: Dennis Dell'Unto; Physiotherapist: Luca De Marchi; Secretary: Fabio Ferappi.