By Anna Italia
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Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up 27players for the European 2016 qualifier games Azerbaijan vs Italy on October 10 at Baku and Italy vs Norway on October 13, 2015 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Among the news is the first called up of Sassuolo forward Domenico Berardi. AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo returning to the national team after his injury in May 2014 during the friendly game against the Republic of Ireland in London.
As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the Italian team will meet up on Monday 5 October at the Technical Center of Coverciano for double training session. The morning training will be closed door. The afternoon training session will be open to the press during the first 20 minutes. The team will depart to Azerbaijan on Thursday 8 October.
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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte
27 Italian Called Up Players / L’Elenco dei convocati
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Davide Santon (Inter);
Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria),Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Fabio Quagliarella (Torino), Simone Zaza (Juventus).
Staff: Italy Head Coach: Antonio Conte; Team Manager: Gabriele Oriali; Secretary: Mauro Vladovich; Technical assistantsi: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte e Mauro Sandreani; Preparatori Atletici: Costantino Coratti e Paolo Bertelli; Medici Federali: Enrico Castellacci e Luca Gatteschi; Massofisioterapisti: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto, Emanuele Randelli e Pasquale Raia.
Photo: figc.it
Italy National Football Team Schedule from Sunday 4 October to Tuesday 13 October 2015
Sunday, 4th October
24:00 CET Meet-up at the Federal Centre in Coverciano
Monday, 5th October
10:00 CET – Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 CET – Press conference with head coach Antonio Conte
16:30 CET – Training session (open to the press for the first 20 mins)
Tuesday, 6th October
10:00 CET – Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 CET – Press conference (players)
16:30 CET – Training session (open to the press for the first 20 mins)
Wednesday, 7th October
10:00 CET – Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 CET – Press conference (players)
16:30 CET – Training session (open to the press for the first 20 mins)
Thursday, 8th October
10:00 CET – Training session (behind closed doors)
14:30 CET – Transfer to Pisa airport
16:00 CET – Charter flight from Pisa to Baku
23:20 l.t. (20:20 CET) – Arrival in Baku and transfer to Hilton Baku Hotel
Friday, 9th October
11:30 l.t. (08.30 CET) – Training session (behind closed doors)
20:30 l.t. (17:30 CET) – Training session at the Olympic Stadium in Baku (open to the press for 15 mins) – Press conference to follow (head coach and one player)
Saturday, 10th October
21:00 l.t. (18:00 CET) – Match AZERBAJIAN vs. ITALY
A press conference and transfer to Baku airport will follow
02:30 l.t. (23:30 CET) – Charter flight from Baku to Rome
Sunday, 11th October
04:20 CET – Arrival in Rome and transfer to Parco dei Principi Hotel
15:30 CET – Press conference at the press room of the FIGC headquarters (players)
17:30 CET – Training session at the Stadio Olimpico (behind closed doors)
Monday, 12th October
17:15 CET – Training session at the Stadio Olimpico (open to the press for the first 15 mins)
Press conference tofollow (head coach and one player)
Tuesday, 13th October
20:45 CET – Match ITALY vs. NORWAY
Press conference to follow