Italy Call Up Four Players for the First Time Ahead of France and Belgium Matches
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has called up four players for the first time in a 31-man squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against France and Belgium. The first match will be played in Milan on 12 November, and the second in Brussels on 15 November.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has called up four players for the first time in a 31-man squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against France and Belgium. The first match will be played in Milan on 12 November, and the second in Brussels on 15 November.
The four players are Milan player Alvadjo Cisse, Como players Mattia Liberali and Riccardo Cassano, and Parma player Simone Lontani. Cassano and Lontani will take part only in the first part of the training camp before joining the under-18 and under-19 teams, respectively, while Cisse and Liberali will complete the camp with the senior team.
The squad's goalkeepers are Marco Carnesecchi, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Guglielmo Vicario. The defenders named are Honest Ahanor, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Dimarco, Daniele Ghilardi, Michael Kayode, Gianluca Mancini, Marco Palestra and Giorgio Scalvini.
The midfielders selected are Nicolò Barella, Riccardo Cassano, Issa Doumbia, Nicolò Fagioli, Davide Frattesi, Simone Lontani, Nicolò Pisilli, Samuele Ricci, Alessandro Romano and Sandro Tonali. The forwards are Nicolò Cambiaghi, Alvadjo Cisse, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Luca Koleosho, Mattia Liberali, Gianluca Scamacca, Antonio Vergara and Nicolò Zaniolo.
The players are due to meet at the Coverciano training centre on Sunday evening to begin preparations for the two matches, according to the source, citing French newspaper L'Équipe.