After recording three wins in three matches in the first phase of European qualifying in Northern Ireland at the start of the month, the Under-17 National Team will soon be involved in the ‘Torneo dei Gironi’ at the Novarello sports centre. This three-day event will see 54 players, all of whom were born in 2005, get involved in in-house training matches. Under the guidance of Bernardo Corradi, the National Team starters will come up against two teams led by other federal coaches. In summary, then, it’ll be akin to a large training camp and, through a three-way tournament, will give the coaches the chance to assess youngsters who could make a contribution in the second phase of European qualifying in March.

The first of the three matches will take place between Team A and Team B at 12:00 CET on Friday 26 November. The day after, the loser of this game will face the Under-17 National Team, who will go on to play the winner of the first match at 11:00 CET on Sunday 28 November. At the end of this game, the players will return home.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Francesco Borriello (Catania), Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello (Udinese), Federico Magro (Lazio), Edoardo Motta (Alessandria), Tomas Tampucci (Empoli), Thomas Adam Zouaghi (Sassuolo);

Defenders: Mike Aidoo (Inter), Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Giordano Cannatelli (Lazio), Michele Casali (Milan), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Mattia D’aietti (Monza), Luigi D’avino (Napoli), Cristian De Marco (Bologna), Christian Di Martino (Benevento), Saer Diop (Bologna), Saverio Domanico (Juventus), Mattia Malaspina (Milan), Alessandro Milani (Lazio), Andrea Petta (Lazio), Alessio Sarpa (Genoa), Nicolo’serra (Torino), Giacomo Stabile (Inter), Mattia Tavanti (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Lorenzo Anghele’ (Juventus), Thomas Berenbruch (Inter), Leonardo Bovo (Inter), Kevin Bruno (Sassuolo), Marco Delle Monache (Pescara), Luca Di Maggio (Inter), Leonardo Graziani (Roma) Mattia Ievoli (Fiorentina), Giuseppe Kevin Leone (Sassuolo), Luca Lipani (Genoa), Fabrizio Marazzotti (Roma), Lorenzo Menegazzo (Bologna), Edoardo Mion (Vicenza), Fabio Parravicini (Spal), Daniele Quieto (Inter), Tommaso Ricordi (Inter), Pio Francesco Vallarelli (Empoli), Kevin Zeroli (Milan);

Forwards: Alessandro Bolzan (Roma), Valentin Carboni (Inter), Tommaso Casagrande (Genoa), Gian Luca Concari (Cremonese), Lorenzo Conte (Sampdoria), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Alessandro Infantino (Monza), Ashenafi Jarre’ (Torino), Giulio Misitano (Roma), Enoch Owusu (Inter), Antonio Palumbo (Reggina), Alessio Vacca (Juventus).

Staff: Federal Coaches: Bernardo Corradi, Massimiliano Favo, Davide Quironi and Matteo Barella; Fitness Coach: Luca Coppari; Federal Doctors: Alessio Rossato and Paolo Manetti; Physiotherapist: Enrico Matera