The National Under 17 team continues its journey towards the Euros, scheduled to take place in Cyprus from 20 May to 5 June. The Azzurrini, currently training and preparing, had their penultimate training session at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano. Tomorrow, at the end of the training camp, head coach Massimiliano Favo will announce his 20-player squad to take part at the tournament.

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Italy, placed in Group C, will open up at the AEK Arena in Larnaca against Poland on Tuesday 21 May (19:30 CEST) before facing Slovakia and Sweden on Friday 24 (17:00 CEST) at the Dasaki Achnas Stadium and on Monday 27 (17:00 CEST) at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium, respectively. The top two from each of the four groups will advance to the quarter-finals, scheduled for 29 and 30 May, before the semi-finals on Sunday 2 June and the final on Wednesday 5 (19:30 CEST) at the Limassol Stadium.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Longoni (Milan), Alessandro Nunziante (Benevento), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Lamine Ballo (Inter), Cristian Cama (Roma), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Christian Garofalo (Napoli), Giovanni Lauricella (Empoli), Federico Nardin (Roma), Andrea Natali (Barcelona), Francesco Verde (Juventus), Giorgio Vezzosi (Sassuolo);
Midfielders: Davide Atzeni (Fiorentina), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Niccolò Gariani (Atalanta), Matteo Lontani (Juventus), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Ernesto Perin (Milan), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan), Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Samuele Inácio Piá (Atalanta), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Salvatore Monaco (Empoli), Mattia Mosconi (Inter), Andrea Orlandi (Empoli), Alessandro Sugamele (Roma).

Staff - National Youth Team Coordinator:Maurizio Viscidi; Head Coach: Massimiliano Favo; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Goalkeeping Coach: Davide Quironi; Fitness Coach: Adalberto Zamuner; Match Analyst: Andrea Loiacono; Doctors: Giorgio Liberati Petrucci, Francesco Maria Nifosì and Alessio Rossat; Physiotherapists: Giorgio Giannini and Marco Fiore; Nutritionist: Claudio Pecorella; School Tutor: Stefano Presciutti; Press Officer: Alessandro Paoli; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group stage

Group A: Cyprus, Ukraine, Serbia, Czechia.
Group B: Denmark, Austria, Croatia, Wales.
Group C: ITALY, Sweden, Slovakia, Poland.
Group D: France, Portugal, Spain, England.

Group C schedule

Matchday 1 (Tuesday 21 May)

17:00 CEST: Slovakia vs. Sweden, Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou in Paralimni
19:30 CEST: ITALY vs. Poland, AEK Arena in Larnaca

Matchday 2 (Thursday 24 May)

17:00 CEST: ITALY vs. Slovakia, Dasaki Achnas Stadium in Dasaki
17:00 CEST: Sweden vs. Poland, AEK Arena in Larnaca

Matchday 3 (Monday 27 May)

17:00 CEST: Sweden vs. ITALY, Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou in Paralimni
17:00 CEST: Poland vs. Slovakia, Dasaki Achnas Stadium in Dasaki

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals (Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 May)

Semi-finals (Sunday 2 June)

Final (Wednesday 5 June)