It's the usual appointment with the Torneo dei Gironi for the National Under 17 team, with 60 players to face off in a round robin from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 November at the Villaggio Azzurro in Novarello. It is an opportunity for many youngsters to prove themselves and try to get a place in the squad for the matches in the second qualifying phase for the European Championship.

Bernardo Corradi's Italy – who progressed through the first qualifying phase last October in Kosovo by winning their group with full points thanks to the wins against the hosts (5-2), Finland (4-0) and Greece (2-0) – will know their opponents for the second qualifying phase of the continental tournament on 8 December in a draw that sees them among the top seeds.

 

The list of players called up

Goalkeepers: Leonardo Consiglio (Genoa), Renato Marin (Roma), Nicola Testoni (Parma), Francesco Plaia (Spezia), Omar Rugginenti (Milan), Francesco Tommasi (Inter);
Defenders: Luca Barani (Sassuolo), Matteo Barbini (Genoa), Emanuele Bassi (Cremonese), Tommaso Bordoni (Lazio), Samuele Capolupo (Monza), Antonio Castaldo (Parma), Matteo Cocchi (Inter), Roberto D'Intino (Parma), Alessandro De Luca (Roma), Fabio De Sole (Torino), Tommaso Della Mora (Inter), Michele Ercoli (Lazio), William Feola (Roma), Marco Litti (Roma), Vittorio Magni (Milan), Melvin Ifeany Nwajei (Parma), Denis Prendi (Brescia), Gabriel Ramaj (Atalanta), Edoardo Sadotti (Fiorentina), Alessandro Ventre (Juventus), Lorenzo Tosto (Empoli);
Midfielders: Andrea Bonanomi (Atalanta), Lorenzo Carfora (Benevento), Manuel Conti (Cagliari), Francesco Crapisto (Juventus), Emmanuele De Chiara (Napoli), Giacomo De Pieri (Inter), Lapo Deli (Fiorentina), Gabriele Finocchiaro (Juventus), Daniele Fois (Inter), Valerio Gelli (Lazio), Tommaso Mancioppi (AC Milan), Mattia Mannini (Roma), Leonardo Mendicino (Atalanta), Gabriele Paolocci (Lazio), Giorgio Puzzoli (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta), Marco Romano (Genoa), Jacopo Simonetta (Spal), Jacopo Surricchio (Roma), Matteo Venturini (Inter), Mattia Zanchetta (Inter);
Strikers: Jeff Osayuki Ekhator (Genoa), Giacomo Gabbiani (Cremonese), Gabriele Librizzi (Cittadella), Manuel Nardozi (Roma), Federico Ragnoli Galli (Atalanta), Emanuele Rao (Spal), Tommaso Ravaglioli (Bologna), Tommaso Rubino (Fiorentina), Manuel Pinotti (Inter), Francesco Sartori (Parma), Federico Serra (Lazio), Matteo Spinaccé (Inter).

Staff - Youth National Team Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Federal Coaches: Bernardo Corradi, Massimiliano Favo, Emanuele Filippini, Enrico Battisti; Athletic Trainer: Adalberto Zamuner; Pro Scouting Coordinator: Claudio Coppi, Goalkeeping Coordinator: Gaetano Petrelli; Goalkeeping Coach: Davide Quironi; Youth Scouting Coordinator: Alessandro Musicco; Match Analyst: Andrea Loiacono; Observers: Andrea Serino, Antonio Martella, Armando reggianini, Carlo Zanantoni, Claudio Gabetta, Domenico Maggiora, Filippo Pauciullo, Francesco Talarico, Gianpietro Di Pierro, Giovanni Re, Italo Graziani, John Carrozza, Luca Briccarello, Marco Roccati, Matteo Orlandoni; Doctors: Alessio Rossato and Attilio Romano; Physiotherapists: Enrico Matera and Fabrizio Casati; Nutritionist: Claudio Pecorella; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini.

The tournament programme

Friday 11 November (14.30 CET)
Representative A vs. Representative B

Saturday 12 November (14.30 CET)
National Under-17 Team vs. first match loser

Sunday 13 November (11.00 CET)
National Under-17 team vs. first match winner