The Azzurrini will meet at the sports centre in Acquacetosa (Rome), before they leave for Israel where the U17 European Championships will be played from 18 May to 1 June. 23 players have been called up by Bernardo Corradi, the majority of whom were part of the squad that progressed past the second round of qualifying in the province of Siena ten days ago. Two debutants have been selected for the Azzurrini: Forwards, Manuel Giuseppe Pisano and Alessandro Vinciguerra, of Juventus and Cagliari respectively.

The training camp will commence on Tuesday 10 May and will end on Thursday 12th, after which the Azzurrini’s coach will name the final 20-man squad for the upcoming continental tournament. The following morning, the team is scheduled to fly to Tel Aviv.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Francesco Borriello (Parma), Federico Magro (Lazio);

Defenders: Fabio Christian Chiarodia (Werder Bremen), Saverio Domanico (Juventus), Mattia Malaspina (Milan), Filippo Mane (Dortmund), Alessandro Milani (Lazio), Filippo Saiani (SPAL), Nicolò Serra (Torino);

Midfielders: Kevin Bruno (Sassuolo), Aaron Ciammaglichella (Torino), Luca Di Maggio (Inter), Luca Lipani (Genoa), Vincenzo Onofrietti (Dortmund), Fabio Parravicini (SPAL), Daniele Quieto (Inter), Antonio Troise (Lazio);

Forwards: Alessandro Bolzan (Roma), Marco Delle Monache (Pescara), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Alessio Vacca (Juventus), Manuel Giuseppe Pisano (Juventus), Alessandro Vinciguerra (Cagliari).

Staff: Coach, Bernardo Corradi; National Youth Team Coordinator, Maurizio Viscidi; Assistant Coach, Massimiliano Favo; Goalkeeper Coach, Davide Quironi; Athleticism Coach, Luca Coppari; Match Analyst, Mirko Magistro; Doctors, Paolo Manetti and Alessio Rossato; Nutritionist, Andrea Valigi; Physiotherapist, Giuliano Gepponi; Secretary, Massimo Petracchini.