First day at work in Cyprus for the Italy Under-17 side who, after a cool down session this morning, were in training in the afternoon in Aiya Napa ahead of the debut game in Group C against Poland on Tuesday 21 May (19:30 CEST) at the AEK Arena in Larnaca.

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After facing Poland, the Azzurrini will play Slovakia on Friday 24 (17:00 CEST) at the Dasaki Achnas Stadium and Sweden on Monday 27 (17:00 CEST) at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou. The top two sides from each of the four groups will go through to the quarter-finals scheduled for 29 and 30 May. The semis will be on Sunday 2 June and the final on Wednesday 5 at 19:30 CEST at the Limassol Stadium.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Longoni (Milan), 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);
Midfielders: Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matteo Lontani (Juventus), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan)*, Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Mattia Liberali (Milan)*, Mattia Mosconi (Inter), Andrea Orlandi (Empoli).

*will join the squad on 19 May due to club commitments.

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

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)