Three days before the European Championship kicks off, there’s a new addition to the Under-21 National Team: Padova forward Federico Bonazzoli. Luigi Di Biagio made a request to UEFA to replace Andrea Pinamonti after he left the Azzurrini’s training camp after undergoing tests. This morning, UEFA’s Medical Committee granted this request and the Head Coach called up Bonazzoli, who will join the group and take part in his first training session at Casteldebole this afternoon.

Italy have been placed in Group A and will play Spain on Sunday 16 June at Bologna’s Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in their opening match. Their remaining two group games are against Poland (Wednesday 19 June at 21:00 CEST in Bologna) and 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), Federico Bonazzoli (Padova).
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 for the European Championship

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