Italy U21s will close out the season by taking part in the 50th edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament, 13 years since their last participation. The competition will take place from Monday 2 to Sunday 16 June in the south of France, with 10 sides divided into two groups of 5. Before being back in U21 EURO 2025 qualifying action in September, Italy will face Ukraine, Indonesia (taking the place of Egypt), Japan and Panama in Group B of the tournament.

Carmine Nunziata’s side will make their debut against Japan on Tuesday 4 June at 15:00 CEST in Vitrolles. Sides in the other group are Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, France, Mexico and South Korea. The top two teams of each group at the end of the group stage will battle it out in the final for first and second place.

Nunziata has called up 26 players for the Maurice Revello Tournament who will gather on the evening of Sunday 2 June at a hotel in Fiumicino, Rome: on the squad list are several players who have got their first U21 call-up. Defenders Bertola, Bonfanti, Fontanarosa, Pieragnolo, and Veroli. Midfielders Faticanti, Pisilli and Zuccon. Forwards Cerri, Fini, Kouda and Raimondo. The departure for Marseille is scheduled for 3 June with Nunziata appearing in a press conference at 14:30 CEST.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Jacopo Sassi (Pro Vercelli), Filippo Rinaldi (Olbia), Gioele Zacchi (Giana Erminio);
Defenders: Nicolò Bertola (Spezia), Giovanni Bonfanti (Atalanta), Christian Dalle Mura (Ternana), Alessandro Fontanarosa (Cosenza), Daniele Ghilardi (Sampdoria), Edoardo Pieragnolo (Reggiana), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus), Davide Veroli (Catanzaro), Mattia Zanotti (St. Gallen);
Midfielders: Alessandro Bianco (Reggiana), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Giacomo Faticanti (Ternana), Luis Hasa (Juventus), Cher Ndour (Braga), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Franco Tongya (AEK Larnaca), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), Federico Zuccon (Cosenza);
Forwards: Leonardo Cerri (Juventus), Sebastiano Esposito (Sampdoria), Seydou Fini (Standard Liège), Rachid Kouda (Spezia), Antonio Raimondo (Ternana). 

MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT - THE SCHEDULE 
Group A: Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, France, Mexico, South Korea
Group B: Ukraine, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Panama

GROUP B CALENDAR
Matchday 1 - Tuesday 4 June (Vitrolles)
15:00 CEST - ITALY vs. Japan (press conference to follow)
18:00 CEST Indonesia vs. Ukraine
No game for Panama

Matchday 2 - Thursday 6 June (Aubagne)
15:00 CEST - Ukraine vs. ITALY (press conference to follow)
18:00 CEST Indonesia vs. Panama
No game for Japan

Matchday 3 - Saturday 8 June (Fos)
14:00 CEST - Japan vs. Indonesia
17:30 CEST: Ukraine vs. Panama
No game for ITALY

Matchday 4 - Monday 10 June (Aubagne)
14:30 CEST - Ukraine vs. Japan
18:15 CEST - ITALY vs. Panama (press conference to follow)
No game for Indonesia

Matchday 5 - Wednesday 12 June (Salon)
14:30 CEST - Japan vs. Panama
18:15 CEST - ITALY vs. Indonesia (press conference to follow)

Finals

Friday 14 June
14:00 CEST - 9th-10th place (Arles)
18:00 CEST - 7th-8th place (Arles)
17:00 CEST - 5th-6th place (Mallemort)

Sunday 16 June
14:30 CEST - 3rd-4th place (Salon)
18:15 CEST - 1st-2nd place (Salon)