First the away match in Poland, then the match at Viola Park against Romania. There National Under 20 team is ready to return to the field for the fifth and sixth match in the Elite League: the Azzurrini of Bernardo Corradiafter the first four matches, they have scored four points, the result of the victory on the pitch against Czechia in their debut, the draw at home to Portugal in the most recent match and two home defeats, the one against Germany in Rieti and the one against England in Frosinone.
The double match scheduled for Friday 15 November at 4pm in Bialystok and Tuesday 19 November at 2pm (live on RaiSport) in the Fiorentina sports center marks the beginning of Leonardo Bonucci’s adventure as Corradi’s technical assistant. For the matches against the Poles and Romanians, there are 22 players called up who will gather on the evening of Sunday 10th in a hotel in Rome and, from the following day, they will train at the CPO ‘Giulio Onesti’. Departure for Warsaw is scheduled for Wednesday 13th; On Saturday, the day after the match against Poland, the team will return to Italy and train at the Federal Technical Center in Coverciano.
THE LIST OF CALLED PEOPLE
Goalkeepers: Federico Magro (Hellas Verona), Lorenzo Torriani (Milan);
Defenders: Adam Bakoune (Milan), Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Fabio Cristian Chiarodia (Borussia Monchengladbach), Riyad Idrissi (Modena), Raphael Kofler (Sudtirol), Filippo Calixte Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Giacomo Stabile (Alcione Milano);
Midfielders: Thomas Berenbruch (Inter), Aaron Ciammaglichella (Turin), Matteo Cichella (Frosinone), Luca Di Maggio (Perugia), Jonas Harder (Fiorentina), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Alberto Manzoni (Atalanta), Kevin Zeroli (Milan);
Attackers: Lorenzo Anghelè (Juventus), Ismael Konaté (Empoli), Simone Pafundi (Lausanne), Mario Perlingieri (Benevento), Dominic Vavassori (Atalanta).
Staff – Technical: Bernardo Corradi; Technical assistants: Leonardo Bonucci and Mirco Gasparetto; Athletic trainer: Marco Montini; Goalkeeping coach: Graziano Vinti; Match analyst: Francesco Donzella; Doctors: Paolo Manetti and Andrea Redler; Physiotherapists: Giuliano Gepponi and Angelo Cartocci; Nutritionist: Andrea Carolina Striglio; Secretary: Luca Gatto
ELITE LEAGUE 2024-25
Thursday 14 November
6pm: Romania-Portugal
Friday 15 November
4pm: Poland-ITALY
8pm: England-Germany
Monday 18 November
5pm: Portugal-Czech Republic
Tuesday 19 November
2pm: ITALY-Romania (live RaiSport)
2pm: Türkiye-Germany
Ranking (matches played in brackets): England (4) 10, Germany (3) 9, Portugal (3) 7, ITALY (4) 4, Poland (3) and Romania (3), Turkey (4) 2, Czech Republic (4) 1
Already played
Romania-Germany 2-3
Czechia-ITALY 1-2
Türkiye-England 1-1
Portugal-Poland 2-1
ITALY-Germany 0-3
England-Romania 2-0
Czechia-Türkiye 0-0
ITALY-England 1-2
Czechia-Romania 0-1
Türkiye-Portugal 1-2
Germany-Poland 3-1
Portugal-ITALY 1-1
England-Czechia 3-0
Poland-Türkiye 4-2
ITALY’S NEXT COMMITMENTS
Thursday 20 March: Türkiye-ITALY