Italy extends winning streak with victory over Romania
19 November 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Italy U20s will go on retreat from 3 to 6 June at the Olympic Training Centre in Tirrenia. This will be the Azzurrini’s last time together this season after winning the Elite League for the third year running with 14 points in six games ahead of Germany, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Norway, England and Czechia.
Bollini has called up 22 players to meet on Monday 3 June at the CPO, where they will have two training sessions before facing Luciano Spalletti’s Azzurri (ahead of their game in Bologna) at Coverciano on Wednesday 5 and the Under-19 Champions of Europe on Thursday 6 in Tirrenia.
Squad list
Goalkeepers: Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone), Paolo Vismara (Atalanta);
Defenders: Samuele Angori (Pontedera), Tommaso Corazza (Bologna), Alessandro Dellavalle (Torino), Giovanni Leoni (Sampdoria), Alessandro Marcandalli (Reggiana), Filippo Missori (Sassuolo), Simone Pieraccini (Cesena), Iacopo Regonesi (Atalanta), Nicolò Savona (Juventus);
Midfielders: Tommaso Berti (Cesena), Lorenzo Ignacchiti (Pontedera), Justin Kumi (Sassuolo), Leonardo Mendicino (Atalanta), Nikola Sekulov (Juventus), Filippo Terracciano (Milan);
Forwards: Federico Accornero (Pescara), Nicholas Bonfanti (Pisa), Luigi Cherubini (Roma), Simone Pafundi (Losanna), Flavio Russo (Sassuolo).
Staff - Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Delegation Head: Evaristo Beccalossi; Assistant Coach: Marco Scarpa; Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Antonioli; Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Doctor: Raffaele Iorio; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Physiotherapists: Angelo Cartocci and Giuseppe Galli; Secretary: Luca Gatto.