On Friday 30 August, Head Coach Roberto Mancini will name his squad for Italy’s upcoming EURO 2020 qualifying games against Armenia and Finland, the Azzurri’s first two fixtures of the new season. They will take place on Thursday 5 September and Sunday 8 September in Yerevan and Tampere respectively.

The Azzurri will meet on Monday 2 September in Bologna, with their first training session scheduled for 18:00 CEST on the same day at the Niccolò Galli Training Centre in Casteldebole. The National Team will then depart from Bologna in the morning of 4 September, travelling to Yerevan where they will face Armenia the following day at 18:00 CEST (20:00 local time). On the morning of 6 September, Italy will train behind closed doors in the Armenian capital and will then travel to Tampere in the afternoon.

Once the pre-match formalities are over, the Azzurri will face Finland at the 'Tampere Stadium' on Sunday 8 September at 20:45 CEST (21:45 local time). The last fixture between these two was the first of the qualifying round, with Italy ermerging victorious on that occasion as they recorded a 2-0 win on 23 March in Udine.

The National Team's schedule*

Monday 2 September
Meet in Bologna by midday
17:30 CEST - Press Conference with the Head Coach at the Isokinetic Medical Centre in Bologna (Casteldebole)
18:00 CEST - Training at the Niccolò Galli Training Centre (Casteldebole, open to the media)

Tuesday 3 September
17:30 CEST - Press conference with the players at the Isokinetic Medical Centre in Bologna
18:00 CEST - Training at the Niccolò Galli Training Centre (Casteldebole, behind closed doors)

Wednesday 4 September
10:00 CEST - Flight departs from Bologna to Yerevan

All times below are in local time (+2 in relation to CEST)

18:30 (16:30 CEST) - Press conference with the Coach and one player at the Republican Stadium
19:00 (17:00 CEST) - MD-1 Training at the Republican Stadium (open to the media for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 5 September
20:00 (18:00 CEST) - Armenia vs. Italy at the Republican Stadium. Meeting with the media after the game and then return to team hotel

Friday 6 September
10:30 (8:30 CEST) - Training at the FFA Academy Training Centre (behind closed doors)
16:40 (14:40 CEST) - Flight departs from Yerevan to Tampere

All times below are in local time (+1 in relation to CET)

Saturday 7 September
17:30 (16:30 CEST) - Press conference with the Coach and one player at the Tampere Stadium
18:00 (17:00 CEST) - MD-1 Training at the Tampere Stadium (open to the media for the first 15 minutes)

Sunday 8 September
21:45 (20:45 CEST) - Finland vs. Italy at the Tampere Stadium. Meeting with the media after the game and then airport transfer
01:15 (00:15 CEST) - Flight departs from Tampere to Malpensa/Rome

*Training and press times in Bologna may be subject to change