Roberto Mancini’s National Team are gearing up for yet another training camp, which will be the Azzurri’s second after a previous two-day meeting in February. By calling up 35 players, the aim will be to build upon March’s European Championship qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland, taking place on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th April.

Mancini has called up 35 players that will gather at 12:00 CEST on Monday 29th at Covericano, where they’ll then complete their first training session in the afternoon. This will be followed by a further session on Tuesday before the camp comes to an end. Among the 35 Azzurri players, Di Lorenzo and Valoti (both born in 1993), while Gozzi, Riccardi and Salcedo are the youngest (all born in 2001). In addition to the National Team staff, Under-21 Coach Luigi Di Biagio will also be present, alongside National Youth Team Coordinator Maurizio Viscidi and Under-20 Coach Paolo Nicolato.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Emil Audero (Sampdoria), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Alex Meret (Napoli), Alessandro Plizzari (Milan);

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Parma), Raoul Bellanova (Milan), Davide Biraschi (Genoa), Kevin Bonifazi (Spal), Mattia Caldara (Milan), Andrea Conti (Milan), Federico Dimarco (Parma), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), Paolo Iweru Gozzi (Juventus), Sebastiano Luperto (Napoli), Nicola Murru (Sampdoria), Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari), Giuseppe Pezzella (Genoa), Filippo Romagna (Cagliari), Francesco Vicari (Spal);

Midfielders: Francesco Cassata (Frosinone), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Alessandro Murgia (Spal), Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Juventus), Manolo Portanova (Juventus), Alessio Riccardi (Roma), Mattia Valoti (Spal), Emanuel Vignato (Chievo), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Simone Edera (Bologna), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Andrea Pinamonti (Frosinone); Vittorio Parigini (Torino), Andrea Petagna (Spal), Eddie Salcedo (Inter).

Schedule

Monday 29 April

12:00 CEST: Players to gather at Coverciano

13:30 CEST: Press conference with Head Coach Roberto Mancini and Under-21 tactician Luigi Di Biagio

17:00: Training (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Tuesday 30 April

10:00: Training (behind closed doors)