Approximately a month after the draw for the Elite phase, the Under 19 National Team will begin the new year with a tough friendly against Spain, scheduled for Wednesday 15 January (11:30 CET, live on Vivo Azzurro TV) at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, in Madrid, before their European qualification match on 22 March. 

Head Coach Alberto Bollini has called up 22 players, all born in 18 years old, apart from five players who are 17 years old (Matteo Cocchi, Federico Coletta, Alessandro Di Nunzio, Mattia Liberali and Emanuele Sala) and one 16 year old (Andrea Natali), who will meet in Casorate Sempione (VA) on the evening of Sunday 12 January before departing for Spain the following day. 

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Diego Mascardi (Spezia), Tommaso Martinelli (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Matteo Cocchi (Inter), Niccolò Fortini (Juve Stabia), Vittorio Magni (AC Milan), Andrea Natali (Bayer Leverkusen), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus), Matteo Giuseppe Plaia (Perugia), Filippo Reale (Roma), Lorenzo Tosto (Empoli);
Midfielders: Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta), Marco Romano (Genoa), Emanuele Sala ( AC Milan), Mattia Zanchetta (Inter);
Forwards: Maat Daniel Caprini (Fiorentina), Giacomo De Pieri (Inter), Ismael Konate (Empoli), Mattia Liberali (AC Milan), Diego Sia (AC Milan), Matteo Spinaccè (Inter).

Staff - Head Coach: Alberto Bollini; Coordinator of the National Youth Teams: Maurizio Viscidi; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Goalkeeper Coach: Francesco Antonioli; Athletic Trainer: Nicolò Varesco; Match analyst: Luca Dalmasso; Medics: Luigi Cianni and Francesco Maria Nifosì; Nutritionist: Alessio Colli; Physiotherapists: Giuseppe Galli and Simone Siciliano; Secretary: Aldo Blessich.