Italy Women are continuing their preparations ahead of two upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Austria. Milena Bertolini’s girls will leave this afternoon for Ferrara, where they face their first test on Thursday afternoon. Kick-off is at 17:30 CEST at the Stadio Paolo Mazza, where tomorrow there will also be a press conference at 16:45 CEST. For the team, it is a tough test against the Oranje, the same side who put an end to Italy’s World Cup dreams in the quarter-final in 2019.

After the game against the World Cup finalists (who are returning to Italy almost seven years after the play-off in Verona for the 2015 World Cup), the second of the two friendlies will take place on Monday 14 June. The game, to be played at the WienerNeustadt Arena against hosts Austria, is another friendly ahead of the UEFA Women’s Euros, scheduled for July 2022 in England.

Today, Lucia Di Guglielmo of Empoli will leave the Azzurre training camp in Tirrenia, where the players arrived last Saturday for their preparations, due to an injury sustained during training yesterday.

Squad List

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

Defenders: Elisa Bartoli (Roma), Lisa Boattin (Juventus), Maria Luisa Filangeri (Sassuolo), Sara Gama (Juventus), 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), Valentina Cernoia (Juventus), Norma Cinotti (Empoli), Manuela Giugliano (Roma), Giada Greggi (Roma), Marta Teresa Pandini (Inter), Cecilia Prugna (Empoli), Martina Rosucci (Juventus), Martina Tomaselli (Sassuolo);

Forwards: Agnese Bonfantini (Roma), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Sofia Cantore (Florentia), Valentina Giacinti (Milan), Cristiana Girelli (Juventus), Benedetta Glionna (Empoli), Valeria Pirone (Sassuolo), Annamaria Serturini (Roma).

Itinerary

Tuesday 8 June                   
10.00       Training
16.00       Transfer to Ferrara

Wednesday 9 June               
16.45       Press conference: Coach + Captain
17.45       Training at the Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara

Thursday 10 June                  
17.30       Match: ITALY vs. THE NETHERLANDS

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                               

Post-game, transfer to Vienna airport and flight back home.