Following a three-way friendly series in Croatia in September (a 0-0 draw with the hosts, a 3-1 defeat to Germany and a 2-1 win over Czechia) and a double header against Scotland in October (a 1-1 draw in Campobasso and a 1-0 victory in Isernia), Italy’s Under-19s are set for a three-day training camp in preparation for the upcoming Euros qualifiers.

Head coach Alberto Bollini has called up 26 players, all born in 2007 except for two 2008-born talents: Davide Pavesi (Cremonese defender) and Edoardo Zanaga (Empoli forward).

 

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Nunziante (Udinese), Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Pontedera).

Defenders: Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (AC Milan), Federico Colombo (AC Milan), Emanuele Lulli (Roma), Federico Nardin (Roma), Davide Pavesi (Cremonese), Nirash Raffaello Perera (AC Milan), Nicolas Trabucchi (Parma).

Midfielders: Alessandro Ciardi (Parma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Christian Dottori (Perugia), Lorenzo Ossola (AC Milan), Elia Plicco (Parma), Emanuele Sala (AC Milan).

Forwards: Filippo Armanini (Bologna), Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi (Como), Alex Castiello (AC Milan), Alessandro Adriano Crimaldi (Bochum), Claudio Giardino (Perugia), Brando Mazzeo (Fiorentina), Antonio Stefano Merola (Juventus), Salvatore Monaco (Empoli), Edoardo Zanaga (Empoli).

 

STAFF

Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Assistant Coach: Christian Maggio; Goalkeeper Coach: Graziano Vinti; Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Team Doctor: Andrea De Fazio; Physiotherapist: Simone Siciliano; Team Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.