The Under-19 National Team will kick off their season with a friendly double-header against Albania in Novarello: the two matches are scheduled for Tuesday 5 August (18:00 CEST, live stream on Vivo Azzurro TV) and Thursday 7 August (11:00 CEST).

Head coach Alberto Bollini, who will continue at the helm of the U19s for a third consecutive season, has called up 23 players, all born in 2007. The squad will gather at the Villaggio Azzurro in Granozzo con Monticello (Province of Novara) on Sunday 3 August.

The two upcoming fixtures against Albania’s U19s – coming one week before the U17s face the same opponents in Coverciano – mark the first step towards the first stage of Euro qualifying, which will see Italy host Group 9 and face Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Poland between 12 and 18 November.

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Nunziante (Udinese), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Lamine Ballo (Inter), Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Matteo Cocchi (Inter), Manuel Maffessoli (Atalanta), Federico Nardin (Roma), Mattia Pellini (Torino), Nicolas Trabucchi (Parma);
Midfielders: Davide Atzeni (Fiorentina), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Lorenzo Ossola (Milan), Elia Plicco (Parma), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Nicolò Artesani (Atalanta), Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Francesco Castaldo (Bologna), Alessandro Ciardi (Parma), Jamal Iddrissou (Inter), Mattia Mosconi (Inter).

Staff – Head Coach: Alberto Bollini;  Vice National Youth Team Coordinator: Daniele Zoratto; Assistant Coach: Christian Maggio; Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Goalkeeping Coach: Graziano Vinti; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Doctors: Luigi Cianni and Francesco Maria Nifosì; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Physiotherapists: Giuseppe Galli and Simone Siciliano; Secretary: Aldo Blessich.