Italy squad for Nations League matches against France and Belgium, Digi Mart USA News: Italy coach Roberto Mancini has named a list of 31 players to prepare for the next two Nations League matches. The squad will face France in Milan on Thursday, November 12, at 8:45 p.m.
local time.
Four newcomers appear in the selection: AC Milan prospect Alphadjo Cissé, 20, Como’s Mattia Liberali, and Ricardo Cassano, 19, who were involved in Lens’s defeat, along with Parma player Simone Lontani, 18. Lontani and Cassano will only take part in training sessions before joining the Italy Under-19 and Under-18 teams.
Italy sit second in Group 1, three points behind France, and will look to close the gap on Zinédine Zidane’s side in the standings. In the first meeting on October 2 at the Stade de France, Alessandro Bastoni scored in the 68th minute to earn a draw after Michael Olise had opened the scoring in the 55th minute.
Three days after the return match against France, Italy will travel to Belgium on Sunday, November 15, to conclude the group stage of the Nations League.
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Guglielmo Vicario. Defenders: Honest Ahanor, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Dimarco, Daniele Ghilardi, Michael Kayode, Gianluca Mancini, Marco Palestra, Giorgio Scalvini.
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella, Riccardo Cassano, Issa Doumbia, Nicolò Fagioli, Davide Frattesi, Simone Lontani, Niccolò Pisilli, Samuele Ricci, Alessandro Romano, Sandro Tonali. Forwards: Nicolò Cambiaghi, Alphadjo Cissé, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Luca Koleosho, Mattia Liberali, Gianluca Scamacca, Antonio Vergara, Nicolò Zaniolo.
