Bollini: ‘The boys were exemplary’ in 1-0 win over Greece
19 November 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
The Italy Under-19 team, after having faced Wales a fortnight ago (a 3-3 draw and a 4-3 defeat), will undergo a training camp from October 28 to 30, at the Centro di Preparazione Olimpica in Tirrenia, in preparation for the first phase of qualification for the European Championship, scheduled from November 13 to 19 in Greece. The Azzurrini, who have been placed in Group 8, will face the likes of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday 13 (12:00 CET) and Saturday 16 November (12:00 CET) in Archanes respectively, before facing the Greek hosts on Tuesday 19 November (13:30 CET) in Heraklion.
Coach Alberto Bollini has called up 25 players, all born in 2006 except for four in 2007: Matteo Cocchi, Federico Coletta, Alessandro Di Nunzio and Emanuele Sala.
Squad List
Goalkeepers: Tommaso Martinelli (Fiorentina), Francesco Saverio Plaia (Torino);
Defenders: Adam Bakoune (AC Milan), Matteo Cocchi (Inter Milan), Andrea Cogoni (Cagliari), Eddy Nda Konan Kouadio (Fiorentina), Matteo Giuseppe Plaia (Perugia), Gabriele Re Cecconi (Inter Milan), Filippo Reale (Roma), Edoardo Sadotti (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Venturino (Genoa);
Midfielders: Andrea Bonanomi (Atalanta), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Valdes Ngana (Juventus), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta), Marco Romano (Genoa), Emanuele Sala (AC Milan), Mattia Zanchetta (Inter Milan);
Forwards: Maat Daniel Caprini (Fiorentina), Giacomo De Pieri (Inter Milan), Giacomo Gabbiani (Cremonese), Tommaso Gabellini (Torino), Matteo Lavelli (Inter Milan), Filippo Scotti (AC Milan).