After two victories in the two friendly games played against Qatar in January, the Under-16 National Team are preparing to play the UEFA tournament in Antalya, Turkey from the 24th to 29th February.

Coach Daniele Zoratto has called up 20 Azzurrini for the occasion, who will gather on Friday in Rome before leaving for Turkey the following day. The match against France will take place on Monday 24th (12:30 local time), then on Wednesday 26th Italy will face the hosts (15:30 local time) and finally on Saturday 29th the tournament will end against Paraguay (11:00 local time).

Here is the squad list:

Goalkeepers: Bryan Bonucci (Inter), Simone Scaglia (Juventus);

Defenders: Matteo Pellegrini (Roma), Filippo Missori (Roma), Gabriele Cagia (Genoa), Christian Biagetti (Fiorentina), Iacopo Regonesi (Atalanta), Francesco Zambelli (Inter), Matteo Falasca (Roma);

Midfielders: Riccardo Pagano (Roma), Tommaso Maressa (Juventus), Andrea Semenza (Inter), Giacomo Faticanti (Roma), Cher Ndour (Atalanta), Gabriele Alesi (AC Milan), Nicolò Ledonne (Juventus);

Forwards: Tommaso Mancini (Vicenza Virtus), Nicolò Turco (Juventus), Michele Masala (Cagliari), Samuele Vignato (Chievo Verona).

Staff – Technical Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Federal Coaches: Daniele Zoratto and Massimiliano Favo; Secretary: Alessandro Lulli; Athletic Coach: Luca Coppari; Goalkeeping Coach Fabrizio Capodici; Doctor: Valerio Andreozzi; Physiotherapist: Marco Di Salvo.