A day after their great victory over the Netherlands in Ferrara, Italy Women have returned to work. The group has been reduced to 23 players by Head Coach Milena Bertolini ahead of the team’s next friendly, which will see the Azzurre face Austria at the Wiener Neustadt Arena in Wiener Neustadt at 16:30 CEST on Monday 14 June in another fixture ahead of the UEFA Women’s Euros, scheduled for July 2022 in England.

Italy, who completed a double session today, will depart for Vienna tomorrow afternoon. Then, at 16:30 CEST on Sunday, they’ll get down to work at the stadium where the upcoming match will be played.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Roberta Aprile (Inter), Francesca Durante (Hellas Verona), Katja Schroffenegger (Fiorentina);

Defenders: Maria Luisa Filangeri (Sassuolo), Martina Lenzini (Sassuolo), Elena Linari (Roma), Beatrice Merlo (Inter), Benedetta Orsi (Sassuolo), Angelica Soffia (Roma), Alice Tortelli (Fiorentina), Martina Zanoli (Fiorentina);

Midfielders: Melissa Bellucci (Empoli), Arianna Caruso (Juventus), Norma Cinotti (Empoli), Manuela Giugliano (Roma), Giada Greggi (Roma), Cecilia Prugna (Empoli), Martina Tomaselli (Sassuolo);

Forwards: Agnese Bonfantini (Roma), Sofia Cantore (Florentia), Benedetta Glionna (Empoli), Valeria Pirone (Sassuolo), Annamaria Serturini (Roma).

Itinerary (all times CEST)

Friday 11 June                 
10:00       Training
16:30       Training

Saturday 12 June                   
10:00       Training
17:00       Flight: Bologna to Vienna

Sunday 13 June              
16:30       Training at the WienerNeustadt Arena

Monday 14 June                   
16:30       Match: AUSTRIA vs. ITALY                               

Transfer to Vienna airport and flight back home.