After the goalless draw with Spain in January, the Italy U18s will soon be back on the pitch for a friendly against Hungary, scheduled for Wednesday 26 February (18:30 CET, live on Vivo Azzurro TV) at the Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani in Potenza.

Coach Daniele Franceschini has called up 22 players, all born in 2007, who will meet on Sunday 23 February.

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Lamine Ballo (Inter), Jacopo Contarini (Genoa), Alessandro De Luca (Bologna), Javison Osarumwense Idele (Atalanta), Mattia Pellini (Torino), Nirash Raffaello Perera (Milan), Nicolas Trabucchi (Parma), Francesco Verde (Juventus);
Midfielders: Giacomo Arduini (Roma), Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi (Atalanta), Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Filippo Cerpelletti (Inter), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Lorenzo Ossola (Milan), Ernesto Perin (Milan), Elia Plicco (Parma);
Forwards: Francesco Castaldo (Bologna), Giovanni Chiricallo (Sassuolo), Jamal Iddrissou (Inter), Luca Messori (Ajax).

Staff - Head Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Assistant Coach: Manuel Pasqual; Goalkeeper Coach: Stefano Baroncini; Atheltic Coach: Roberto Ghielmetti; Match analyst: Francesco Donzella; Doctors: Giorgio Liberati Petrucci and Riccardo Monti; Physiotherapist: Saverio Didonato; National Team Coordinator: Giuseppe Martucci; Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.