Watch Gianluigi Donnarumma and Guglielmo Vicario in training with the Italy squad, as the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper is battling with Ivan Provedel for the role of second choice.
The Azzurri are preparing for the crucial EURO 2024 qualifiers against North Macedonia on Friday and then Ukraine next Monday.
Paris Saint-Germain shot-stopper Donnarumma and Tottenham’s Vicario were put through their paces in training to get reaction times quicker.
Napoli’s Alex Meret went home with a calf injury, so Vicario and Lazio star Provedel are fighting for the opportunity to be considered Donnarumma’s understudy.
Neither of them yet have a single senior cap for Italy, but while Vicario has impressed in the Premier League with Tottenham and earned praise for his sweeper-keeper heroics against Chelsea, he is still likely only the third pick for coach Luciano Spalletti.
Vicario was called up 10 times for international duty without playing, while Provedel was in the squad for six.