The Stadio Daniele Berni in Badesse and the Stadio Stefano Lotti in Poggibonsi will host the two upcoming friendlies against Turkey on 22 and 24 February. For the Under-17 National Team, the fixtures represent the final two tests before the second stage of European qualifying between 23 and 29 March in the province of Siena (Italy have been drawn alongside Poland, Kosovo and Ukraine in Group 6). Bernardo Corradi has called up 24 players, all of whom were born in 2005. The team will get together on Monday 21 February before returning home on Thursday 24 February, after the second game. Two players have been named in the squad for the first time: Cittadella defender Riccardo De Zen and Juventus midfielder Diego Ripani.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Francesco Borriello (Parma), Paolo Raimondi (Inter);

Defenders: Michele Casali (Milan), Fabio Christian Chiarodia (Werder Bremen), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni D’aprile (Torino), Riccardo De Zen (Cittadella), Saverio Domanico (Juventus), Alessandro Milani (Lazio), Alessio Piantedosi  (Milan), Nicolò Serra (Torino);

Midfielders: Aaron Ciammaglichella (Torino), Luca Di Maggio (Inter), Leonardo Graziani (Roma), Lipani Luca (Genoa), Marco Oliva (Lazio), Fabio Parravicini (Spal), Daniele Quieto (Inter), Diego Ripani (Juventus), Antonio Troise (Lazio);

Forwards: Alessandro Bolzan (Roma), Valentin Carboni (Inter), Giacomo Marconi (Parma), Alessio Vacca (Juventus).

Staff: Delegation Head, Filippo Corti; National Youth Team Coordinator, Maurizio Viscidi; Assistant Coach, Massimiliano Favo; Goalkeeping Coach,  Davide Quironi; Fitness Coach, Luca Coppari; Match Analyst, Mirko Magistro; Doctors, Paolo Manetti and Andrea Redler; Nutritionist,  Andrea Valigi; Physiotherapist, Giuliano Gepponi; Secretary, Massimo Petracchini; Club Italia Organisation, Maria Teresa Laiacona.