The Italy U16s will continue their season with two top friendlies against Germany on Friday 21 (15:00 CET, live on Vivo Azzurro TV) and on Monday 24 March (11:30 CET) at the Covericano Federal Technical Centre, after beating Belgium 1-0 last month at Proximus Basecamp in Tubize (one 1-0 win and one 2-1 loss). It is also the venue that will host the Italy U18s double-header against Belgium on the same days.

The friendlies against Germany will be played after both clashes between Luciano Spaletti and Julian Nagelsmann’s sides, in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals, scheduled for Thursday 20 March (20:45 CET) at the Giuseppe Meazza in Milan and on Sunday 23 March at 20:45 CET at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.

Head Coach Marco Scarpa has called up 22 players, all born in 2009, who will gather on Wednesday 19 March at Covericano.

ACCREDITATION. Access to the match at Covericano Training Centre will only be allowed for those who have regular accreditation. Requests must be submitted before 16:00 CET on the day before the match, to the following email address: ms.carriquiry@figc.it. With regards to media, the request must be sent press@figc.it, with a.paoli@guest.figc.it as a copy

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Bianchi (Milan), Pietro Faccioli (Milan);
Defenders: Matteo Andreotti (Bologna), Djibril Diallo (Parma), Jacopo Del Fabro (Juventus), Andrea Donato (Inter), Edoardo Evangelista (Inter), Gabriele Mandirola (Genoa), Edoardo Dario Rocca (Inter), Edoardo Rocchetti (Juventus);
Midfielders: Nana Jeffrey Baffoh (Sassuolo), Giovanni Francesco Baldini (Bologna), Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), Francesco Gasparello (Atalanta), Gioele Giammattei (Roma), Kenneth Isak Mensah (Leeds);
Forwards: Thomas Corigliano (Juventus), Marcello Fugazzola (Atalanta), Kevin Fustini (Bologna), Jacopo Landi (Empoli), Riccardo Paonessa (Juventus), Mateo Santa Maria (Juventus).

Staff - Manager: Marco Scarpa; Assistant manager: Bruno Redolfi; Goalkeeping coordinator: Gaetano Petrelli; Goalkeeper coach: Cristiano Lupatelli; Fitness coach: Luca Coppari; Match analyst: Gianluca Turi; Doctors: Claudio Bagni, Giuseppe Bastone e Carola Morini; Nutritionist: Dennis Dell'Unto; Physiotherapist: Luca De Marchi; Secretary: Fabio Ferappi.