Lorenzo Colombo starts up front for Italy U21 in their friendly game with Japan at Castel Di Sangro.
It kicks off at 14.30 UK time.
The Azzurri suffered a 2-0 loss to England on Thursday and are back to the pitch for another prestigious international friendly.
Coach Paolo Nicolato picks Lecce striker Colombo and Emanuel Vignato up front.
Nicolò Fagioli and Rovella start in the middle of the park, while Fabio Miretti has been ruled out with an ankle injury and will be assessed by his club Juventus in the coming days.
Atalanta’s Giorgio Scalvini starts again in defence with Lorenzo Pirola (on loan to Salernitana from Inter) and Mattia Viti.
The Azzurrini have qualified for the U21 European Championship that will take place in Romania and Georgia next year.
U21: Italy vs. Japan – confirmed line-ups
Italy U21 (3-5-2): Caprile; Pirola, Scalvini, Viti; Bellanova; Fagioli, Esposito, Rovella, Udogie; Vignato, Colombo. Coach: Nicolato
Japan U21 (4-4-2): Sasaki; Handa, K. Suzuki., Tanaka, Fujita, Y. Suzuki, Hosoya, Kato, Saito, Honda, Nishio. Coach: Oiwa