In view of the two Nations League matches against Belgium and Israel, Italy’s technical commissioner, Luciano Spalletticalled up 23 players. First call for Di Gregorio, Gabbia, Pisilli and Maldini.
The complete list.
Goalkeepers: Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Caleb Okoli (Leicester), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);
Midfielders: Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Turin), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Attackers: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniel Maldini (Monza), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
The national team will meet on Sunday in Coverciano and on the afternoon of Wednesday 9 October they will move to Rome to return to the Federal Technical Center on Thursday night. The transfer to Udine on Sunday, on the eve of the match against Israel. For Spalletti, a journey in reverse compared to the one he made in 2005, when he moved from Udinese to Roma, two intense experiences in his coaching career.
RESULTS AND RANKINGS OF GROUP 2 OF THE NATIONS LEAGUE
First day (6 September)
Belgium-Israel 3-1
France-Italy 1-3
Second day (9 September)
Israel-Italy 1-2
France-Belgium 2-0
Classification
Italy 6
France 3
Belgium 3
Israel 0
*The top two classified will qualify for the quarter-finals. The third-placed team will play a play-off to avoid relegation with one of the runners-up from League B, while the fourth-placed team in the group will be relegated to League B.
ITALY’S NEXT COMPETITIONS
10 October 2024: Italy-Belgium (8.45pm – Olympic Stadium, Rome)
14 October 2024: Italy-Israel (8.45pm – Stadio Friuli, Udine)
14 November 2024: Belgium-Italy (8.45pm – King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels)
17 November 2024: Italy-France (8.45pm – Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Milan)