Final preparations from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 March in the Novarello Villagio Azzurro in Granozzo con Monticello (NO) for the Italy Under 17s ahead of the elite round, scheduled from 20 to 26 March in Finland.

Massimiliano Favo has called up 28 players, all born in 2007 apart from four born in 2008 (Camarda, Campaniello, Longoni and Natali), who will met on Tuesday 12 at around 13:30 CET at Novarello. After four training sessions on alternate days, the will play a friendly against AC Milan Under 17s on Saturday 16 March at 12:00 CET. On the same day, the definitive list of 20 players chosen for the second phase of European qualifiers will be released.

 

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Longoni (Milan), Alessandro Nunziante (Benevento), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Federico Colombo (Milan), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Christian Garofalo (Napoli), Giovanni Lauricella (Empoli), Federico Nardin (Roma), Andrea Natali (Barcellona), Francesco Verde (Juventus);
Midfielders: Davide Atzeni (Fiorentina), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matteo Lontani (Juventus), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Alessandro Olivieri (Empoli), Emanuele Sala (Milan)*;
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan)*, Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Alessandro Ciardi (Salzburg), Claudio Giardino (Juventus), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Salvatore Monaco (Empoli), Mattia Mosconi (Inter), Simone Negri (Bologna), Andrea Orlandi (Empoli).

*will join the retreat on Wednesday 13 March due to club commitments.

Staff - Coach: Massimiliano Favo; Head of Delegation: Filippo Corti; Youth National Teams Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Athletic Trainer: Adalberto Zamuner; Goalkeeper Trainer: Davide Quironi; Match Analyst: Andrea Loiacono; Medical Staff: Giorgio Liberati Petrucci and Sofia Calaciura Clarich; Physiotherapist: Giorgio Giannini; Nutritionist: Claudio Pecorella; Tutor: Stefano Presciutti; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini.

 

Group 3 elite round schedule

Matchday 1 (Wednesday 20 March)
Netherlands vs. ITALY (12:00 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)
Finland vs. Belgium (17:30 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)

Matchday 2 (Saturday 23 March)
Belgium vs. ITALY (12:00 CET,, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)
Netherlands vs. Finland (17:30 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)

Matchday 3 (Tuesday 26 March)
Belgium vs. Netherlands (12:00 CET, Mustapekka Areena in Helsinki)
ITALY vs. Finland (12:00 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)