Among those called up to the Under-21 National Team, a particular player’s swab test came back positive prior to the team’s training camp ahead of their upcoming matches against Slovenia and Sweden.

In compliance with existing protocols, the relevant individual and a player who had been in close contact with said individual were not allowed to join up with the rest of the squad and were required to go into isolation.

The team met up on Sunday evening and will return to action at 17:30 CEST on Thursday 3 September, when they’ll face Slovenia in a friendly at the Stadio Guido Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro almost ten months on from when they last took to the pitch.

The schedule (all times CEST):

Tuesday 1 September

10:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

17:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

Wednesday 2 September

10:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

18:30 – Training at the Stadio G. Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 3 September

17:30 - Friendly match ITALY VS. SLOVENIA (Stadio G. Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro)

Friday 4 September

10:00 - Flight Venice-Kalmar

17:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

Saturday 5 September

10:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

17:30 - Training (behind closed doors)

Sunday 6 September

11:00 - Training (behind closed doors)

Monday 7 September

18:30 - Training at the Kalmar Arena

Tuesday 8 September

18:30 EURO qualifier SWEDEN VS. ITALY (Kalmar Arena)

Wednesday 9 September

10:00 - Flight Kalmar-Milan-Rome