Head Coach of the Under-21 National Team Luigi Di Biagio has today confirmed his 23-man squad for the upcoming European Championship – that will this summer be taking part in Italy for the first time. Milan’s Davide Calabria has not been selected due to an injury picked up in the Coppa Italia last month.

After a practice match against the Under-19s this morning, the Azzurrini will now continue their preparations tomorrow and Saturday morning at Formello. Following the first phase of preparations, the squad will then take part in an additional training camp in Bologna as of Monday. This will also be where the squad is based throughout the European Championship, specifically at Bologna FC’s Niccolò Galli training centre in Casteldebole.

Located in Group A, Italy will kick off on Sunday 16 June at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna before facing Poland (Wednesday 19 June, 21:00 CEST in Bologna) and finally Belgium (Saturday 22 June at 21:00 CEST in Reggio Emilia).

Squad list for the European Championship

Goalkeepers: Emil Audero (Sampdoria), Alex Meret (Napoli), Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento);

Defenders: Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo), Alessandro Bastoni (Parma), Kevin Bonifazi (Spal), Arturo Calabresi (Bologna), Federico Dimarco (Parma), Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta), Giuseppe Pezzella (Genoa), Filippo Romagna (Cagliari);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Rolando Mandragora (Udinese), Alessandro Murgia (Spal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Sandro Tonali (Brescia), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Moise Bioty Kean (Juventus), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Andrea Pinamonti (Frosinone).

Staff – Delegation Head: Massimo Ambrosini; Team Manager: Vincenzo Marinelli; National Teams Co-ordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Head Coach: Luigi Di Biagio; Secretary: Mauro Vladovich; Assistant Coaches: Massimo Mutarelli, Carmine Nunziata; Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone; Goalkeeper Coach: Antonio Chimenti; Match analyst: Filippo Lorenzon; Doctors: Angelo De Carli and Luca Gatteschi; Nutritionist: Cristian Petri; Physiotherapists: Enzo Paolini, Alfonso Casano, Emiliano Bozzetti. National teams department: Manfredi Martino.

Schedule

Friday 7 June

16:00 Press conference with the Coach

17:00 Training (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Saturday 8 June

10:30 Training (closed)

13:00 Lunch

Training camp to end and players return home

 

Schedule for the European Championship

Monday 10 June

Meet at 12:00 CEST at the Admiral Park Hotel –  Bologna

16:15            meeting with the press (player)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (open to the public)

Tuesday 11 June 2019

10:00            training (closed-door)

16:15            meeting with the press (player)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Wednesday 12 June 2019

11:00            Official photo at Casteldebole

18:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Thursday 13 June 2019

10:00            training (closed-door)

16:15            meeting with the press (two players)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Friday 14 June 2019

10:30            training (closed-door)

13:30            Exclusive interview with UEFA.COM (Di Biagio and one player)

Saturday 15 June 2019

17:00            UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Dall’Ara”

17:30            training at the “Dall’Ara” in Bologna (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Sunday 16 June 2019

21:00            ITALY – SPAIN at the Stadio “Dall’Ara” in Bologna

Monday 17 June 2019

16:30            meeting with the press (player)

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Tuesday 18 June 2019

15:30           UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Dall’Ara”

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Wednesday 19 June 2019

21:00            ITALY – POLAND at the Stadio “Dall’Ara” in Bologna

Thursday 20 June 2019

16:30            meeting with the press (player)

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Friday 21 June 2019

10:45            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

18:00            transfer to the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”

19:15            walk around at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”  before then heading to the Hotel Boiardo

19:30            UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”

Saturday 22 June 2019

21:00            BELGIUM – ITALY at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore” in Reggio Emilia

Saturday 23 June 2019

Players depart from the squad should they be eliminated.

Olympic Play-Off

28 June 21:00 in Cesena

European Championship final 30 June 2019

20:45   Stadio Friuli in Udine