A new season is kicking off for the men's national youth teams. And what better way to start it than in the heart of Italian football, at Coverciano…

In the auditorium at the Technical Centre, coaches working in the youth setup – from the U15s through to the U21s – gathered to listen to Maurizio Viscidi, with Head Coach Luciano Spalletti also watching on. It also provided the opportunity to officially confirm the members of staff who will be coaching the Azzurrini.

After reaching the Euro semi-finals with the U19s, Bernardo Corradi will continue his Italy journey in charge of the U20s, allowing him to lead ‘his’ lads into the World Cup in Chile in 2025. After winning the Euros a year ago, Alberto Bollini will return to the U19 setup. Daniele Zoratto will work alongside Maurizio Viscidi in the role of Vice National Youth Team Coordinator, allowing Marco Scarpa to take charge of the U16s after working as Bollini’s assistant with the U20s last season.

Manuel Pasqual, who will be Daniele Franceschini’s assistant with the U18s, and Cristiano Lupatelli, who will be the U16 goalkeeping coach, have both joined Club Italia.

Maurizio Viscidi had the following to say: “We go again knowing that we achieved a historic triumph with the U17s and a European Championship semi-final with the U19s, thus qualifying for the U20 World Cup for the fourth time in a row. We are aware that such achievements are the result of the daily work of so many people, from coaches and assistants through to match analysts, scouts and organisers. We mustn’t rest on our laurels and be aware that it’s been a long journey to reach where we are today and that if there isn’t continuity and daily work, the same results won’t be achieved. Well done for what we’ve done so far, but now we need to start planting the seeds again for the future.”

Men’s national youth teams: staff members

Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi
Vice coordinator: Daniele Zoratto
Coordinator of goalkeeping area: Gaetano Petrelli

Under 21
Head Coach: Carmine Nunziata
Assistants: Matteo Brighi e Christian Maggio
Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone
Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Ferron
Match Analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti

Under 20
Head Coach: Bernardo Corradi
Assistant: Mirco Gasparetto
Fitness Coach: Marco Montini
Goalkeeping Coach: Graziano Vinti

Under 19
Head Coach: Alberto Bollini
Assistant: Matteo Barella
Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco
Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Antonioli

Under 18
Head Coach: Daniele Franceschini
Assistant: Manuel Pasqual
Fitness Coach: Roberto Ghielmetti
Goalkeeping Coach: Stefano Baroncini

Under 17
Head Coach: Massimiliano Favo
Assistant: Davide Cei
Fitness Coach: Adalberto Zamuner
Goalkeeping Coach: Davide Quironi

Under 16
Head Coach: Marco Scarpa
Fitness Coach: Luca Coppari
Goalkeeping Coach: Cristiano Lupatelli

Under 15
Supervisore: Antonio Rocca
Head Coach: Enrico Battisti
Assistant: Bruno Redolfi
Fitness Coach: Luca Bossi

 

Match analysis area
Contact person: Marco Mannucci
Under 21: Gianluca Mazziotti
Available match analysts: Luca Dalmasso, Francesco Donzella, Andrea Loiacono, Igor Graziani, Nicolò Tolin, Guido Didona (women’s senior National Team)

Data analysis area
Vanni Di Febo, Roberto Paolini and Matteo Stabile

Scouting area
Scouts: Claudio Coppi, Giancesare Discepoli, Andrea Serino, Alessandro Musicco, Claudio Gabetta, Luca Briccarello, Andrea Campatelli, Giampietro Di Pierro, Italo Graziani, Domenico Maggiora, Antonio Martella, Matteo Orlandoni, Giovanni Re, Armando Reggiannini, Francesco Talarico and Carlo Zanantoni.

The Azzurrini’s next competitive fixtures

Under 21, Euro qualifying
Thursday 5 September, 16:45 CEST: Italy vs. San Marino (Latina)
Tuesday 10 September, 18:15 CEST: Norway vs. Italy (Stavanger)

Under 19 and Under 17, Round 1 of Euro qualifying

Under 19
Group 8 (from 13 to 19 November in Greece): Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro

Under 17
Group 9 (from 5 to 11 November in San Marino): Italy (reigning champions), Norway, Wales and San Marino