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After their two friendlies against Albania in Novarello - a 4-1 win followed by a 1-1 draw - the U19s are set for another round of tests in an international tournament. They’ll face hosts Croatia on Wednesday 3 September (17:00 CEST) and Germany on Saturday 6 September (17:00 CEST), both at the City Stadium in Koprivnica, before taking on Czechia on Tuesday 9 September (11:00 CEST) at the Podturen Stadium. Given that Czechia and Germany won’t face each other (and will therefore only play two games), the tournament will be slightly unbalanced.

The 22-man squad features 20 players born in 2007 and two from 2008: Spezia midfielder Comotto and AC Milan attacker Lontani.

It was also confirmed yesterday that Italy will play a double-header against Scotland, with the first match on Thursday 10 October at the Stadio Antonio Molinari in Campobasso and the second on Sunday 13 October at the Stadio Mario Lancellotta in Isernia. These two friendlies will serve as preparation for the first round of Euro qualifying, scheduled from 12 to 18 November, with Italy set to host Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Poland in Group 9.

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Pontedera);
Defenders: Lamine Ballo (Inter), Alessio Cacciamani (Juve Stabia), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Matteo Cocchi (Inter), Christian Garofalo (Napoli), Manuel Maffessoli (Atalanta), Federico Nardin (Roma), Mattia Pellini (Torino), Niccolò Rizzo (Juventus), Giorgio Vezzosi (Sassuolo);
Midfielders: Filippo Cerpelletti (Inter), Alessandro Ciardi (Parma), Federico Coletta (Roma), Christian Comotto (Spezia), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Elia Plicco (Parma);
Forwards: Alex Castiello (Milan), Alessandro Adriano Crimaldi (Bochum), Jamal Iddrissou (Inter), Simone Lontani (Milan).

Staff - Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Goalkeeping Coordinator: Gaetano Petrelli; Assistant Coach: Christian Maggio; Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Goalkeeping Coach: Graziano Vinti; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Doctors: Andrea De Fazio and Francesco Maria Nifosì; Nutritionist: Dennis Dell'Unto; Physiotherapists: Giuseppe Galli and Simone Siciliano; Secretary: Aldo Blessich.

Calendar

Matchday 1 (Wednesday 3 September)
17:00 CEST – ITALY vs. Croatia, City Stadium in Koprivnica

Matchday 2 (Saturday 6 September)
15:00 CEST – Croatia vs. Czechia, Podturen Stadium in Podturen
17:00 CEST – Germany vs. ITALY, City Stadium in Koprivnica

Matchday 3 (Tuesday 9 September)
10:45 CEST – ITALY vs. Czechia, Podturen Stadium in Podturen
17:00 CEST – Croatia vs. Germany, City Stadium in Koprivnica