On the road towards the Elite Phase of the European Championship, scheduled in Poland from 25 to 31 March, the U17 National Team will gather at Coverciano for preparation. 

25 players, all born in 2003, have been called up by Carmine Nunziata, with six boys from Atalanta’s youth academy and just as many from Inter’s. There are two veterans who both played under age at the European Championship as well as World Cup in Brazil last November: Atalanta’s midfielder, Samuel Giovane and Inter’s forward, Wilfried Gnonto. 

After the extra training match on 15 January against Spain, which ended as a 1-0 loss, the U17 National Team will undergo four training sessions at Coverciano before playing a match against Fiorentina’s U17s at 15:30 CET on Thursday, the final day of the camp. 

Here is the full squad list:

Goalkeepers: Matteo Carnelos (Udinese), Sebastiano Desplanches (Milan), Gioele Zacchi (Sassuolo);
Defenders: Nicolò Bertola (Spezia), *Andrea Ceresoli (Atalanta), Ramen Cepele (Inter), Filippo Fiumanò (Juventus), Alessandro Fontanarosa (Inter), Davide Gentile (Benevento), Daniele Ghilardi (Fiorentina), *Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus);
Midfielders: Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), Gabriele Berto (Atalanta), Federico Casolari (Sassuolo), Giovanni Fabbian (Inter), Samuel Giovane (Atalanta), Fabio Miretti (Juventus), Marco Bontempi (Chievo), Federico Zuccon (Atalanta);
Forwards: Andrea Bonetti (Juventus), Franco Ezequiel Carboni (Inter), Wilfried Gnonto (Inter), Alessio Rosa (Atalanta), Luca Magazzù (Inter), **Alessio Pinotti (Novara).

*dropped, with Filippo Missori (Roma) and Filippo Terracciano (Hellas Verona) replacing them

**called up on Monday 10 February

Staff – Head of Delegation: Gianfranco Serioli; Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Assistant Coach: Emanuele Filippini; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini; Goalkeeping Coach: Fabrizio Ferron; Athletic Coach: Marco Montini; Doctor: Andrea Redler; Physiotherapist: Enrico Matera; Nutritionist: Maria Luisa Cravana.