Before heading off to Calabria, where Italy's Under 20s are preparing for their Elite League clash with Poland (on Friday 13 at 18:00 CEST in Catanzaro, live on figc.it), Head Coach Alberto Bollini - winner of the Under-19 European Championships last summer - received the prestigious Manlio Scopigno e Felice Pulici award in Rome in a ceremony held at CONI's grand hall. 

Bollini, who received his award alongside many other people from the footballing world, spoke about the most important moments of his career: from two Scudetto titles won with Lazio Primavera to the Azzurrini's Under-19 European triumph won in July in Malta. "I feel extremely proud to have my passion as my profession and I'm very happy to have received this recognition," said Bollini on the stage; he continued: "Over the course of my sporting life, I have alwyas put the relationship with the lads and their growth at the centre of everything, and I'm convinced that also sporting results and achievements are made by relationships and connections that are created." 

TICKET INFO. Entry to the stadium on Friday for the game with Poland is free, but a ticket is needed on entering the ground, which can be downloaded from the Vivaticket site. 

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Nicola Bagnolini (Bologna)***, Lorenzo Palmisani (Olbia);
Defenders: Samuele Angori (Pontedera)*, Giovanni Bonfanti (Atalanta)**, Tommaso Corazza (Bologna), Alessandro Dellavalle (Torino), Alessandro Fontanarosa (Cosenza), Filippo Missori (Sassuolo), Iacopo Regonesi (Atalanta), Filippo Terracciano (Verona);
Midfielders: Lorenzo Amatucci (Fiorentina), Giacomo Faticanti (Lecce), Samuel Giovane (Ascoli), Luis Hasa (Juventus), Lorenzo Ignacchiti (Pontedera), Riccardo Pagano (Roma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma)
Forwards: Federico Accornero (Pescara), Luca D'Andrea (Catanzaro), Daniele Montevago (Gubbio), Antonio Raimondo (Ternana), Nicolò Turco (Liefering)

Staff - Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Head of Delegation: Evaristo Beccalossi; Assistant Coach: Marco Scarpa: Fitness Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Antonioli; Match Analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Doctors: Carmelo Papotto, Benedetto Carta; Physiotherapists: Angelo Cartocci, Giuseppe Galli; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Secretary: Luca Gatto

*called up to replace Tommaso Barbieri (Pisa)
**called up to replace Alessandro Pio Riccio (Modena)
***called up to replace Davide Mastrantonio (Monterosi Tuscia)

ELITE LEAGUE 2023-24
Thursday 12 October
18:00 CEST: Romania vs. England
18:00 CEST: Norway vs. Czech Republic
Friday 13 October
16:00 CEST: Portugal vs. Germany
18:00 CEST: Italy vs. Poland (stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro, live on figc.it)

Tables (games played in brackets): Poland (2) and Italy (2) 4, Portugal (2) and Romania (2) 3, Germany (2) 2, England (0), Norway (0), Czech Republic (2) 0

ITALY'S FIXTURE SCHEDULE
Friday 13 October: Italy vs. Poland
Thursday 16 November: England vs. Italy
Tuesday 21 November: Italy vs. Portugal 
Thursday 21 March 2024: Romania vs. Italy
Monday 25 March 2024: Italy vs. Norway 

Games already played
Thursday 7 September
Germany 1-1 Italy 
Romania 2-0 Czech Republic 
Venerdì 8 settembre
Poland 4-0 Portugal 

Monday 11 September
Polond 1-1 Germany
Czech Republic 0-1 Italy
Tuesday 12 September
Portugal 2-1 Romania