The U21s’ adventure towards the Euro finals will begin at the Olympic Training Centre in Tirrenia. For Paolo Nicolato’s Azzurrini, a training camp awaits from Wednesday 7 to Monday 12 June, after which the 23-man Euro squad will be officially confirmed on Tuesday 13 June.

The 24th European Under-21 Championship will take place from 21 June to 8 July in Romania and Georgia, with three spots at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris also up for grabs. Having been inserted in Group D, Italy will take on Norway, Switzerland and France in Cluj, Romania. The Azzurrini’s first opponents will be the French at 20:45 CEST on Thursday 22 June at the Cluj Arena. Nicolato’s side will then face Switzerland on Sunday 25 June (18:00 CEST) and the Norwegians three days later (20:45 CEST).

The Head Coach has called up 28 players for the training camp in Tirrenia, with Empoli midfielder Jacopo Fazzini included in the squad for the first time.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Cremonese), Alessandro Sorrentino (Monza), Stefano Turati (Frosinone)
Defenders: Andrea Cambiaso (Bologna), Giorgio Cittadini (Modena), Matteo Lovato (Salernitana), Caleb Okoli (Atalanta), Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), Niccolò Pierozzi (Reggina), Lorenzo Pirola (Salernitana), Giacomo Quagliata (Cremonese), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Destiny Iyenoma Udogie (Udinese), Alessandro Zanoli (Sampdoria);
Midfielders: Edoardo Bove (Roma), Giovanni Fabbian (Reggina), Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), Fabio Miretti (Juventus), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Rovella (Monza), Sandro Tonali (Milan);
Forwards: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio), Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce), Moise Bioty Kean (Juventus), Samuele Mulattieri (Frosinone), Gaetano Pio Oristanio (Volendam), Pietro Pellegri (Torino).

Schedule (all times CEST)

Wednesday 7 June
Team to meet up at the Olympic Training Centre in Tirrenia by 12:00,
14:00 - Press conference, Nicolato (Zoom and in person)
17:00 - Training (open to the press)

Thursday 8 June
10:00 - Training (behind closed doors)
17:00 - Training (behind closed doors)

Friday 9 June 
10:00 - Training (behind closed doors)
15:30 - Meeting with UEFA for CPR campaign
17:00 - Training (behind closed doors)

Saturday 10 June
10:00 - Training (behind closed doors)
17:00 - Training (behind closed doors)

Sunday 11 June
10:00 - Training (behind closed doors)
17:00 - Training (behind closed doors)

Monday 12 June
10:00 - Training (open to the press)

End of training camp