Battisti has called up 44 players for the Centro-Nord training camp, with Barzagli's son standing out
Among the top 2010-born players from the Centro-Nord region, set to face off on Thursday, 17 October (14:30) in Coverciano, is the son of the 2006 World Cup-winning defenderMonday, October 14, 2024
After the gathering on 10 October in Novarello, a new appointment awaits the Under-15 National Team on Thursday, 17 October (14:30 CEST) at the Federal Technical Center in Coverciano, with the selection from the Centro-Nord area. Coach Enrico Battisti has called up 44 players, all born in 2010, including standout Fiorentina forward Mattia Niccolò Barzagli, son of former Juventus, Palermo, and Wolfsburg defender Andrea, a 2006 World Cup Champion, who recently took part in the Azzurri Partner Cup.
The season will continue with the selections for the Centro area (Thursday, 24 October in Rome) and the Sud area (Thursday, 7 November in Catanzaro), followed by the annual Torneo di Natale (22-24 November in Novarello). Finally, Italy will wrap up their 2024 with a UEFA Development Tournament (11-18 December in Portugal).
ACCREDITATION. Access will be granted only to those with a valid accreditation (maximum of two per selected player and two per professional club). Requests must be submitted by 16:00 CEST on the day before the gathering, with the subject line "Selezione Centro-Nord Under 15," to the following email: a.blessich@figc.it. For media accreditation, requests should be sent to press@figc.it, with a copy to a.paoli@guest.figc.it.
Players called-up
Goalkeepers: Isaia Bagnarol (Genoa), Daniel Capra (Bologna), Elia De Guttry (Fiorentina), Francesco Patrizietti (Sassuolo);
Defenders: Matteo Berni (Pisa), Filippo Bertolone (Spezia), Alessandro Bonara (Sampdoria), Francesco Brogi (Empoli), Stefano Coden (Bologna), Giuseppe Crispino (Empoli), Lorenzo Damonte (Genoa), Samuele De Sario (Sampdoria), Obama Frassineti (Bologna), Giovanni Guglielmone (Parma), Daniele Innocenti (Fiorentina), Tommaso Mantovani (Empoli), Luca Mattia Puglisi (Fiorentina), Federico Raiola (Monza), Gabriele Ricci (Modena), Riccardo Rolli (Parma);
Midfielders: Cristiano Barbieri (Bologna), Lorenzo Bernamonte (Fiorentina), Christian Cassano (Cesena), Samuel Ceccarelli (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Damonte (Sampdoria), Ilyas Fatih (Parma), Alessandro Migale (Parma), Francesco Olivieri (Empoli), Gioele Paparella (Sassuolo), Matteo Rolando (Juventus), Michele Russomando (Empoli), Giulio Visintainer (Bologna);
Forwards: Mattia Niccolò Barzagli (Fiorentina), Christian Coscia (Bologna), Federico Croci (Fiorentina), Valerio Greco (Sampdoria), Opoku Mama (Parma), Lorenzo Matera (Sassuolo), Gabriel Minutillo (Bayer Leverkusen), Alessio Rosalba (Sampdoria), Roberto Scaglione (Genoa), Iago Scarnato (Juventus), Gentjan Sharka (Modena), Davide Zarattini (Cesena).
Staff:
Youth National Teams Vice Coordinator: Daniele Zoratto
Supervisor: Antonio Rocca
Head Coach: Enrico Battisti
Assistant Coach: Bruno Redolfi
Goalkeeper Area Manager: Gaetano Petrelli
Goalkeeper Coach: Davide Quironi
Athletic Trainer: Luca Bossi
Match Analyst: Francesco Donzella
Doctors: Lorenzo Sapegno, Riccardo Di Niccolò
Physiotherapist: Matteo Ficini
Secretary: Francesco Lupi
Junior Scouting Area Representative: Alessandro Musicco
Observers: Andrea Campatelli, Claudio Gabetta, Italo Graziani, Luigi Milani, Giovanni Re, Armando Reggiannini.
