Having qualified for the final phase of the European Championship in Slovakia in October, and waiting (3 December) to find out the opponents in the group, the National Under 21 team begins its approach to Euro 2025 with two friendly tests in Italy: Friday 15th at the ‘Carlo Castellani’ stadium in Empoli (4.15pm, live on RaiSport) and Tuesday 19th at the ‘Alberto Picco’ stadium in La Spezia (6.15pm, live on Rai 2), the Azzurrini will face France and Ukraine respectively, opponents who – like Italy – have already booked their ticket to the final phase. For this double commitment, Carmine Nunziata has called 26 footballers, who will gather on the morning of Monday 11th at the Olympic Preparation Center in Tirrenia and, in the afternoon, will begin to prepare for the double commitment.
THE LIST OF CALLED PEOPLE
Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Desplanches (Palermo), Jacopo Sassi (Modena), Gioele Zacchi (Latina).
Defenders: Nicolò Bertola (Spezia), Giovanni Bonfanti (Pisa), Diego Coppola (Hellas Verona), Daniele Ghilardi (Hellas Verona), Gabriele Guarino (Carrarese), Michael Olabode Kayode (Fiorentina), Marco Palestra (Atalanta), Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiacos) , Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Riccardo Turicchia (Catanzaro), Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
Midfielders: Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma), Alessandro Bianco (Monza), Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina), Cesare Casadei (Chelsea), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Fabio Miretti (Genoa), Cher Ndour (Besiktas), Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
Attackers: Giuseppe Ambrosino (Frosinone), Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), Luca Koleosho (Burnley), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo)
The program
Monday 11 November
meeting at the Tirrenia Olympic Preparation Center by 12.00
1.30 pm: Nunziata press conference (Zoom and in person)
3.30pm: training (open to the media)
Tuesday 12 November
10.30 am: training (open to the media)
Wednesday 13 November
10.30 am: training (closed to the media)
2pm: footballer press conference (Zoom and in person)
Thursday 14 November
10.30 am: training (first 15 minutes open to the media)
2.15 pm: Nunziata press conference (Zoom and in person)
Friday 15 November
4.15pm: ITALY-France, ‘Carlo Castellani’ stadium in Empoli (live RaiSport)
Followed by media activities and return to the Tirrenia CPO
Saturday 16 November
11am: training (closed to the media)
Exclusive figc.it interview
Sunday 17 November
11am: training (open to the media)
Exclusive Rai interview – La Domenica Sportiva
Monday 18 November
11am: training (open the first 15 minutes to the media)
2.15 pm: Nunziata press conference (Zoom and in person)
Tuesday 19 November
6.15 pm: ITALY-Ukraine, ‘Alberto Picco’ stadium in La Spezia (live Rai 2)
Followed by media activities and dissolution of the delegation