Italy Under-21s Squad List for pre-EUROs camp
22 May 2025
Italy return to Tirrenia: Nunziata calls up 24 players, squad announced on 4 June
The Head Coach will share his final squad with UEFA before midnight on WednesdaySaturday, May 31, 2025
After the first week of work in Cesenatico, the Under 21's will get back to work in Tirrenia, ahead of the finals phase of the European Championships, taking place from 11 to 28 June in Slovakia.
24 players have been called up to the camp, with Carmine Nunziata needing to confirm his 23 man squad with UEFA by midnight on Wednesday 4 June. On Thursday 5 June (17:30 CEST) the team will take part in a test match behind closed doors against the Under 20's.
SQUAD LIST
Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Desplanches (Palermo), Jacopo Sassi (Crotone), Gioele Zacchi (Latina);
Defenders: Giovanni Bonfanti (Pisa), Daniele Ghilardi (Hellas Verona), Gabriele Guarino (Carrarese), Michael Kayode (Brentford), Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiacos), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus), Mattia Zanotti (Lugano);
Midfielders: Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma), Alessandro Bianco (Monza), Issa Doumbia (Venezia), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Matteo Prati (Cagliari), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo);
Forwards: Giuseppe Ambrosino (Frosinone), Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), Luca Koleosho (Burnley).
Staff – Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Head of delegation: Giancarlo Antognoni; Team Manager: Gianfranco Serioli; Technical assistants: Matteo Brighi and Christian Maggio; Athletic coaches: Vito Azzone and Luca Coppari; Goalkeeper coach: Fabrizio Ferron; Match analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti; Medics: Daniele Mazza and Vincenzo Santoriello; Nutritionist. Maria Luisa Cravana; Physiotherapists: Tommaso Cannata, Giuliano Gepponi and Nicola Sanna; Secretary: Manfredi Martino.
THE AZZURRINI'S GROUP. We will face Spain, Slovakia and Romania in Group A. The Azzurrini will play all of their games in Trnava, a city situated 50km north east of Bratislava. They will play their first match on Wednesday 11 June against Romania. Then, they will face the hosts Slovakia, on Saturday 14 June before facing Spain on Tuesday 17 June. All of Italy's matches will be played at 21:00 CEST and will be broadcast on Rai 2.
TOURNAMENT GROUPS
TOURNAMENT GROUPS
GROUP A: Spain, Italy, Romania, Slovakia
GROUP B: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Slovenia
GROUP C: France, Georgia, Poland, Portugal
GROUP D: Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Ukraine
GROUP A MATCHES
MATCHDAY ONE (11 JUNE)
18:00 CEST Slovakia-Spain (Bratislava)
21:00 CEST Italy-Romania (Trnava, live on Rai 2)
MATCHDAY TWO (14 JUNE)
18:00 CEST Spain-Romania (Bratislava)
21:00 CEST Slovakia-Italy (Trnava, live on Rai 2)
MATCHDAY THREE (17 JUNE)
21:00 CEST Spain-Italy (Trnava, live on Rai 2)
21:00 CEST Romania-Slovakia (Bratislava)
QUARTER FINALS (21-22 JUNE)
1st Group C-2nd Group D
1st Group A-2nd Group B
1st Group B-2nd Group A
1st Group D-2nd Group C
SEMI-FINAL (25 JUNE)
FINAL (28 JUNE)
