The Italy U18’s season will officially begin with two friendlies at the Olympic Training Centre in Tirrenia (Pisa): the first, against Serbia, will be held on Thursday 7 September at 16:30 CEST and the second, against the Netherlands on Sunday 10 also at 16:30 CEST.

For the games, Coach Daniele Franceschini, confirmed to be leading the Under-18s, has called up 23 players, all born in 2006. Filippo Reale of Roma gets his first call up to the Azzurrini.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Diego Mascardi (Spezia), Francesco Saverio Plaia (Spezia)
Defenders: Alessandro Bassino (Juventus), Adam Bakoune (Milan), Alfonso De Luca (Napoli), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus), Gabriel Ramaj (Atalanta), Filippo Reale (Roma), Filippo Sadotti (Fiorentina), Alessandro Ventre (Juventus)
Midfielders: Alphadjo Cissè (Hellas Verona), Francesco Crapisto (Juventus), Gabriele Finocchiaro (Juventus), Mattia Mannini (Roma), Leonardo Mendicino (Atalanta), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta)
Forwards: Lorenzo Carfora (Benevento), Seydou Fini (Genoa), Federico Ragnoli Galli (Atalanta), Emanuele Rao (Spal), Tommaso Ravaglioli (Bologna), Marco Romano (Genoa), Filippo Scotti (Milan)

Staff - Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Assistant coach: Enrico Battisti; Athletic coach: Roberto Ghielmetti; Goalkeeping Coordinator: Gaetano Petrelli; Goalkeeping coach: Fabrizio Capodici; Match Analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti; Doctors: Alessandro Carducci, Lorenzo Sapegno; Physiotherapist: Alessandro Sferrella; Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.