A month after their thumping 5-1 and 6-0 wins over Albania, the Under-16 National Team are set to host Germany in a friendly double-header on Friday 24 March (15:00 CET, live stream on the FIGC site) at the Coverciano Federal Technical Centre and Monday 27 March (11:00 CEST) at the Tirrenia Olympic Training Centre. These two challenging tests will allow Daniele Zoratto to evaluate the progress of his Azzurrini side, who have beaten the likes of England, the Netherlands, France and Belgium so far this season.

The Head Coach has called up 22 players (all born in 2007) for the matches against the Germans, and they will meet up on Wednesday 22 March at the Tirrenia Olympic Training Centre to hold their first session in the afternoon.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Federico Colombo (Milan), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Giorgio Vezzosi (Sassuolo), Nicolas Trabucchi (Parma), Christian Garofalo (Napoli), Manuel Maffessoli (Atalanta), Christian Cama (Roma), Gianluca Maggiore (Atalanta);
Midfielders: Niccolò Gariani (Atalanta), Giacomo Arduini (Roma), Ernesto Perin (Milan), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matias Mancuso (Inter), Diego Pisani (Fiorentina), Elia Plicco (Parma), Alessandro Olivieri (Empoli);
Forwards: Mattia Mosconi (Inter), Francesco Castaldo (Bologna), Stefano Maiorana (Fiorentina), Andrea Orlandi (Empoli).

Staff – Head Coach: Daniele Zoratto; Assistant Coach: Davide Cei; Fitness Coach: Luca Coppari; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Capodici; Match Analyst: Luca Romualdi; Doctors: Sofia Calaciura Clarich and Giorgio Liberati Petrucci; Physiotherapist: Alessandro Sferrella; Nutritionist: Vito Flavio Valletta; Secretary: Francesco Lupi.