Gigi Di Biagio called up seven new faces for the Italy Under-21 games against Spain and Slovenia, including Patrick Cutrone and Riccardo Orsolini.
The Azzurrini begin their new two-year era under Di Biagio’s leadership, despite a disappointing showing at the European Under-21 Championship.
It begins with Spain in Toledo on Friday September 1, then on Monday September 4 they will host Slovenia in a friendly at Cittadella’s Stadio Tombolato.
Gigi Di Biagio called up seven new faces for the Italy Under-21 games against Spain and Slovenia, including Patrick Cutrone and Riccardo Orsolini.
The Azzurrini begin their new two-year era under Di Biagio’s leadership, despite a disappointing showing at the European Under-21 Championship.
It begins with Spain in Toledo on Friday September 1, then on Monday September 4 they will host Slovenia in a friendly at Cittadella’s Stadio Tombolato.
There are seven new faces in the side: Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo), Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta), Gian Filippo Felicioli (Verona), Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Riccardo Orsolini (Atalanta) and Luca Vido (Atalanta).
Italy Under-21 squad
GK: Emil Mulyadi Audero (Venezia), Lorenzo Montipò (Novara)
D: Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo), Kevin Bonifazi (Torino), Arturo Calabresi (Spezia), Davide Calabria (Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta), Giuseppe Pezzella (Udinese), Gian Filippo Felicioli (Verona), Filippo Romagna (Cagliari)
M: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), Alessandro Murgia (Lazio)
A: Alberto Cerri (Perugia), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Andrea Favilli (Ascoli), Riccardo Orsolini (Atalanta), Simone Palombi (Lazio), Vittorio Parigini (Torino), Daniele Verde (Verona), Luca Vido (Atalanta)