After their narrow 1-0 friendly victory over Albania at Coverciano on 13 August, the Under-19 National Team are ready to continue their preparations for the first phase of European Championship qualifying, with two prestigious friendlies in store. The Azzurrini, who will face Slovenia, Iceland and Lithuania in the Euro qualifying round between 6 and 12 October in Slovenia, will come up against England at St George’s Park on Thursday 2 September (15:00 CEST), while they’ll then take on the Netherlands in Katwijk on Monday 6 September (15:30 CEST).

24 players have been called up by Head Coach Carmine Nunziata for the upcoming training camp at the Novarello Sports Centre, where the team will get to work on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 August before heading to England on Wednesday 1 September.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Desplanches (Milan), Jacopo Sassi (Atalanta), Gioele Zacchi (Sassuolo);
Defenders: Diego Coppola (Hellas Verona), Alessandro Fontanarosa (Inter), Daniele Ghilardi (Fiorentina), Gabriele Mulazzi (Juventus), Thomas Sandon (Vicenza), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus), Mattia Zanotti (Inter);
Midfielders: Cesare Casadei (Inter), Nicolò Cavuoti (Cagliari), Giovanni Fabbian (Inter), Giacomo Faticanti (Roma), Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), Samuel Giovane (Atalanta), Fabio Miretti (Juventus), Federico Zuccon (Atalanta);
Forwards: Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), Destiny Efosa Egharevba (Fiorentina), Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (FC Zürich), Tommaso Mancini (Vicenza), Stephane Henoc N’Gbesso (Milan).
Staff – Head Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Assistant Coach: Emanuele Filippini; Delegation Head: Gianfranco Serioli; National Youth Team Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Ferron; Match analyst: Marco Mannucci; Doctors: Carmelo Papotto, Lorenzo Ticca and Raffaele Iorio; Physiotherapists: Giuseppe Galli and Riccardo Torquati; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Secretary: Aldo Blessich.