The National Team get to work at Coverciano ahead of their final two games in European qualification against Bosnia Herzegovina (on Friday 15 November at the Bilino Poje Stadium in Zenica, 20:45 CET KO) and Armenia (Monday 18 November at the Renzo Barbera Stadium in Palermo, 20:45 CET KO).

After Marco Verratti and Domenico Berardi both withdrew from the National Team meet, the former replaced by Brescia’s Sandro Tonali called up from the Under-21s, Leonardo Spinazzola also dropped out of the squad due to physical issues following yesterday evening’s game.

The remaining 27 Azzurri will train for the first time this afternoon along with the three new additions to the squad. Brescia defender Andrea Cistana receives his first call-up, while Fiorentina midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli and Bologna forward Riccardo Orsolini also join the group, the latter having already been called up by Mancini last April.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Pierluigi Gollini (Atalanta), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino);

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Cristiano Biraghi (Inter), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Andrea Cistana (Brescia), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Armando Izzo (Torino), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan);

Midfielders:Nicolò Barella (Inter), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Chelsea), Rolando Mandragora (Udinese), Sandro Tonali (Brescia), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Stephan El Shaarawy (Shanghai Shenua), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).

Staff – Delegation Head: Gianluca Vialli; Head Coach: Roberto Mancini; Team Manager: Gabriele Oriali; Assistant coaches: Alberico Evani, Attilio Lombardo, Giulio Nuciari, Fausto Salsano; Fitness coaches: Claudio Donatelli and Andrea Scanavino; Goalkeeping coach: Massimo Battara; Match Analyst: Antonio Gagliardi and Simone Contran; Doctors: Andrea Ferretti (Medical director) and Carmine Costabile; Physiotherapists: Maurizio Fagorzi, Emanuele Randelli, Fabrizio Scalzi, Luca Lascialfari, Fabio Sannino; Osteopath: Walter Martinelli; Nutritionist: Matteo Pincella; Secretary: Emiliano Cozzi; Press officer: Paolo Corbi.

Schedule (all times CET)

Monday 11 November

12:00 - Arrival

13:45 - New FIGC partners’ press conference

14:00 - Head Coach’s press conference

16:00 - Training (First 15 minutes open to the press)

 

Tuesday 12 November

13:45 - Press conference (player)

16:00 - Training (First 15 minutes open to the press)

 

Wednesday 13 November

13:45 - New FIGC partners’ press conference

14:00 - Press conference (players)

16:00 - Training (closed)

 

Thursday 14 November

10:45 - Travel Florence-Sarajevo-Zenica

17:30 - Italy press conference (Coach and one player)

18:00 - Italy training (First 15 minutes open to the press)

19:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina press conference (Head Coach and one player)

20:30 – Bosnia and Herzegovina training (First 15 minutes open to the presss)

 

Friday 15 November

20:45 - Bosnia Herzegovina vs. Italy

Bilino Poje Stadium in Zenica

Coaches’ press conference, mixed zone (players) and travel Sarajevo-Venice to follow.

 

Saturday 16 November

11:30 - Training (closed)

17:30 - New FIGC partners’ press conference

 

Sunday 17 November

11:00 - Travel Venice-Palermo

17:00 - Italy press conference (Head Coach and one player)

17:30 - Italy training (first 15 minutes open to the press)

18:30 - Armenia press conference (Head Coach and one player)

19:00 - Armenia training (First 15 minutes open to the press)

 

Monday 18 November

20:45 - Italy vs. Armenia

Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo

Coaches’ press conference, mixed zone (players) and return to club sides after the match.