Italy Under-21 boss Luigi Di Biagio has called up 27 players for a pre-European U21 Championship training camp, among them Inter’s Andrea Pinamonti.
Pinamonti extended his contract with Inter last week, and the 18-year-old striker has more reason to celebrate as he joins the likes of Serie A trio Antonio Barreca, Marco Benassi and Manuel Locatelli on Azzurrini duty for th efirst time.
The camp will be held over two days, between next Monday and Wednesday, and joined by several players called up for the senior-team friendly against San Marino.
Italy Under-21 boss Luigi Di Biagio has called up 27 players for a pre-European U21 Championship training camp, among them Inter’s Andrea Pinamonti.
Pinamonti extended his contract with Inter last week, and the 18-year-old striker has more reason to celebrate as he joins the likes of Serie A trio Antonio Barreca, Marco Benassi and Manuel Locatelli on Azzurrini duty for th efirst time.
The camp will be held over two days, between next Monday and Wednesday, and joined by several players called up for the senior-team friendly against San Marino.
A group of the U21s will then train with the senior players for games against Uruguay and Liechtenstein, before jetting off to Poland for the Euro tournament.
Goalkeepers: Mattia Del Favero (Juventus), Gabriele Marchegiani (Spal), Lorenzo Montipo (Novara)
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Davide Biraschi (Genoa), Kevin Bonifazi (Spal), Arturo Calabresi (Brescia), Elio Capradossi (Bari), Lorenzo Dickmann (Novara), Adam Masina (Bologna), Nicola Murru (Cagliari), Marco Varnier (Cittadella)
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo), Alessandro Murgia (Lazio), Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), Luca Valzania (Cittadella)
Forwards: Alberto Cerri (Pescara), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Gaetano Monachello (Ternana), Simone Palombi (Ternana), Andrea Pinamonti (Inter), Alessandro Piu (Spezia), Federico Ricci (Sassuolo), Daniele Verde (Avellino)