The Under-18 National Team will soon return to action after finishing 2023 with a 3-1 win and 2-2 draw against Romania in Chiajna: up next for the Azzurrini is a showdown against Spain at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas at 18:00 CET on Wednesday 17 January.

22 players - all born in 2006 - have been called up by Daniele Franceschini. They’ll gather in Milan on Sunday 14 January before heading to Madrid on the morning of Monday 15 January.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Diego Mascardi (Spezia), Francesco Saverio Plaia (Spezia);
Defenders: Adam Bakoune (Milan), Niccolò Fortini (Fiorentina), Eddy Nda Konan Kouadio (Fiorentina), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus), Matteo Giuseppe Plaia (AS Roma), Gabriel Ramaj (Atalanta), Edoardo Sadotti (Fiorentina), Alessandro Ventre (Sampdoria);
Midfielders: Andrea Bonanomi (Atalanta), Francesco Crapisto (Juventus), Giacomo De Pieri (Inter), Gabriele Finocchiaro (Juventus), Luigi Forciniti (Empoli), Leonardo Mendicino (Atalanta), Valdes Ngana (Juventus), Mattia Zanchetta (Inter);
Forwards: Maat Daniel Caprini (Fiorentina), Seydou Fini (Genoa), Diego Sia (Milan), Matteo Spinaccè (Inter).

Staff - Head Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Assistant coach: Enrico Battisti; Goalkeeping Coach: Stefano Baroncini; Fitness Coach: Enrico Ghielmetti; Match Analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti; Doctors: Cosma Calderaro and Francesco Cuccaro; Physiotherapist: Andrea Cantera; Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.