Italy national team squad for France and Belgium matches, Digi Mart USA News: According to figc.it, Roberto Mancini has selected a squad of 31 players for the upcoming matches. This is smaller than the expanded group of 34 players he named for the first four matches, which were played over a period of eleven days.
Four young players are receiving their first call-up to the Italian senior national team: midfielder Riccardo Cassano of Como, born in 2009, midfielder Simone Lontani of Parma, born in 2008, and forwards Alphadjo Cissé of Milan, born in 2006, and Mattia Liberali of Como, born in 2007.
Mancini wanted to call up Cassano and Lontani so he could observe them closely and give them a valuable opportunity to show their abilities. However, they will not remain with the group for the entire training camp.
In the coming days, they will join the Italy U18 and U19 teams, respectively.
The U18 team will compete in the World Cup in Qatar, with the kickoff scheduled for November 19. The U19 team will take part in the second phase of qualifying for the European Championship, hosted in the Marche region from November 11 to 17.
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Juventus).
Defenders: Honest Ahanor (Crystal Palace), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Daniele Ghilardi (Roma), Michael Kayode (Brentford), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Marco Palestra (Chelsea), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Riccardo Cassano (Como), Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina), Davide Frattesi (Lazio), Simone Lontani (Parma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Como), Alessandro Romano (Cagliari), Sandro Tonali (Tottenham).
Forwards: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), Alphadjo Cissé (Milan), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC), Mattia Liberali (Como), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Antonio Vergara (Napoli), Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese).
