It will be the final stage of preparations, from Sunday 10 to Tuesday 12 March at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano, for the Italy Under 19s, reigning European champions, ahead of the Euros elite round, scheduled for 20 to 26 March in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Bernardo Corradi has called up 18 players all of whom were born in 2005, except for 5 players from 2006 (Bellucci Marin, Cisse, Mannini, Pagnucco and Romano), who will meet on Sunday 10 March at 19:30 CET in Coverciano before undergoing four training sessions across the next two days.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Renato Bellucci Marin (Roma), Edoardo Motta (Reggiana);
Defenders: Christian Corradi (Hellas Verona), Raphael Kofler (Südtirol), Mattia Mannini (Roma), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus);
Midfielders: Kevin Bruno (Sassuolo), Aaron Ciammaglichella (Torino), Luca Di Maggio (Inter), Jonas Harder (Fiorentina), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Alberto Manzoni (Atalanta), Marco Romano (Genoa);
Forwards: Lorenzo Anghelè (Juventus), Alphadjo Cisse (Hellas Verona), Giulio Misitano (Roma), Dominic Vavassori (Atalanta), Alessandro Vinciguerra (Cagliari).

Staff: Coach: Bernardo Corradi; Assistant Coach: Mirco Gasparetto; Youth National Teams Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Athletic Trainer: Marco Montini; Goalkeeper Coach: Graziano Vinti; Match Analyst: Francesco Donzella; Medical Staff: Sebastiano Porcino; Nutritionist: Micol Purrotti; Physiotherapists: Giuliano Gepponi; Club Italia: Ilaria Felaco; Secretary: Aldo Blessich.

Group 5 schedule (20 to 26 March)

Matchday one (Wednesday 20 March)
ITALY vs. Scotland (Lignano Sabbiadoro – Stadio Teghil)
Czech Republic vs. Georgia (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)

Matchday two (Saturday 23 March)
ITALY vs. Czech Republic (Udine – Stadio Friuli)
Georgia vs. Scotland (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)

Matchday three (Tuesday 26 March)
ITALY vs. Georgia (Lignano Sabbiadoro – Stadio Teghil)
Czech Republic vs. Scotland (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)