The Italy Under 17s, after five days’ preparation at Novarello, are ready to jump into the elite round of the Euros from 20 to 26 March in Finland. The Azzurrini, who today beat AC Milan U17s 5-0 in a friendly (goals from Cama, Lauricella, Liberali, Negri, and Orlandi), will play the first game of Group 3 on Wednesday 20 March at 12:00 CET at the Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa against the Netherlands. Next game will be on Saturday 23 at 12:00 CET against Belgium, before facing the hosts, Finland, on Tuesday 26 March at 12:00 CET at the same ground.

Massimiliano Favo has named a 20-man squad, all born in 2007 apart from four players born in 2008 (Camarda, Campaniello, Longoni and Natali). The squad will leave for Helsinki tomorrow morning.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Longoni (Milan), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Christian Garofalo (Napoli), Giovanni Lauricella (Empoli), Federico Nardin (Roma), Andrea Natali (Barcellona), Francesco Verde (Juventus);
Midfielders: Davide Atzeni (Fiorentina), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan), Thomas Campaniello (Empoli), Alessandro Ciardi (Salzburg), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Mattia Mosconi (Inter).

Staff - Coach: Massimiliano Favo; Head of Delegation: Filippo Corti; Youth National Teams Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Athletic Trainer: Adalberto Zamuner; Goalkeeper Trainer: Davide Quironi; Match Analyst: Andrea Loiacono; Medical Staff: Alessio Rossato and Francesco Maria Nifosì; Physiotherapist: Giorgio Giannini and  Marco Fiore; Nutritionist: Claudio Pecorella; Tutor: Stefano Presciutti; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini.

Group 3 elite round schedule 

Matchday 1 (Wednesday 20 March)
Netherlands vs. ITALY (12:00 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)*
Finland vs. Belgium (17:30 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)

Matchday 2 (Saturday 23 March)
Belgium vs. ITALY (12:00 CET,, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)*
Netherlands vs. Finland (17:30 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)

Matchday 3 (Tuesday 26 March)
Belgium vs. Netherlands (12:00 CET, Mustapekka Areena in Helsinki)
ITALY vs. Finland (12:00 CET, Myyrmäki Stadium in Vantaa)*

*available to stream live on the FIGC website.