After getting preparations underway on retreat at Coverciano between October 28 and 30, the Italy U19s are ready to jump into the first stage of Euro qualifiers in Greece between November 13 and 19. The Azzurrini will face Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and hosts Greece.

Head Coach Alberto Bollini has named 20 players for the side, all born in 2006 apart from three born in 2007 (Matteo Cocchi, Mattia Liberali and Emanuele Sala) and two born in 2008 (Francesco Camarda and Andrea Natali).

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Renato Bellucci Marin (Roma), Tommaso Martinelli (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Matteo Cocchi (Inter), Niccolò Fortini (Juve Stabia), Giovanni Leoni (Parma), Vittorio Magni (Milan), Andrea Natali (Bayer Leverkusen), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus), Matteo Giuseppe Plaia (Perugia);
Midfielders: Mattia Mannini (Roma), Leonardo Mendicino (Cesena), Marco Romano (Genoa), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan), Giacomo De Pieri (Inter), Seydou Fini (Excelsior Rotterdam), Jeff Ekhator Osayuki (Genoa), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Diego Sia (Milan).

Staff - Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Youth Team Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Head of the Delegation: Gianfranco Serioli; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Athletic Coach: Nicolò Varesco; Goalkeeper Coach: Francesco Antonioli; Match analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Scout: Claudio Gabetta; Doctors: Francesco Maria Nifosì and Gianluca Ciolli; Physiotherapists: Giuseppe Galli and Simone Siciliano; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Academic Tutor: Stefano Presciutti; Club Italia: Ilaria Felaco; Secretary: Fabio Ferappi.

UEFA Under-19 Championship | Qualifiers

Group 8: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece*, ITALY and Montenegro

*host country 

Matchday 1 (13 November)
12:00 CET: ITALY v Montenegro, Municipal Stadium in Archanes
13:30 CET: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece, Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium in Heraklion

Matchday 2 (16 November)
12:00 CET: ITALY v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Municipal Stadium in Archanes
13:30 CET: Greece v Montenegro, Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium in Heraklion

Matchday 3 (19 November)
13:30 CET: Greece v ITALY, Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium in Heraklion
13:30 CET: Montenegro v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Municipal Stadium in Archanes

NB: the top two sides from each of the 13 groups, alongside the third-best placed side, will join Portugal in the Elite Round to be played in spring. The seven winners of the Elite Round groupstage will join hosts Romania at the Euros, scheduled for 13 to 26 June 2025.