Category Archives: Italy Under 21 Team

Convocati 25 Azzurrini per le due gare di novembre con Repubblica d’Irlanda e Romania. Prima chiamata per Scalvini e Quagliata

Quinta partita di qualificazione europea venerdì 12 a Dublino (diretta Rai 2 ore 18.30). Martedì 16 allo stadio “Benito Stirpe” di Frosinone l’amichevole con la Romania…FIGC – Nazionali .

Ad un mese dalle ultime due gare di qualificazione con la Bosnia ed Erzegovina e la Svezia – la prima vinta 2-1 e la seconda pareggiata 1-1 – la Nazionale Under 21 torna in campo per riprendere il cammino europeo. La prossima tappa, quinta gara del girone, è venerdì 12 al “Tallaght Stadium” di Dublino (diretta Rai2 ore 18.30) contro la Repubblica d’Irlanda. Seconda in classifica con dieci punti, ad una lunghezza dalla capolista Svezia che ha giocato una partita in più, l’Italia cercherà di allungare il passo nei confronti delle due inseguitrici, Montenegro e Irlanda entrambe a quota sette, mentre in penultima posizione c’è la Bosnia con cinque punti e fanalino di cosa il Lussemburgo fermo ad uno.

Dopo questo impegno, l’Under 21 sarà ospite martedì 16 dello stadio “Benito Stirpe” di Frosinone dove è in programma l’amichevole con la Romania (diretta Rai2 ore 17.30). Il tecnico Paolo Nicolato ha convocato oggi 25 Azzurrini: prima chiamata per il difensore dell’Atalanta Giorgio Scalvini e per quello dell’Heracles Almelo, squadra della massima divisione del campionato olandese, Giacomo Quagliata.

Il gruppo si radunerà domenica sera presso il centro di preparazione olimpica di Tirrenia, dove il giorno seguente inizierà la preparazione con due sedute di allenamento quotidiane. Il pomeriggio di mercoledì 10 è prevista la partenza per Dublino.

L’elenco dei convocati

Portieri: Marco Carnesecchi (Cremonese), Alessandro Russo (Alessandria), Stefano Turati (Reggina);

Difensori: Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari), Riccardo Calafiori (Roma), Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), Andrea Carboni (Cagliari), Gabriele Ferrarini (Perugia), Matteo Lovato (Atalanta), Kaleb Okoli (Cremonese), Lorenzo Pirola (Monza), Giacomo Quagliata (Heracles Almelo), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta);

Centrocampisti: Salvatore Esposito (Spal), Nicolò Fagioli (Cremonese), Filippo Ranocchia (Vicenza), Samuele Ricci (Empoli), Nicolò Rovella (Genoa), Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Udinese);

Attaccanti: Matteo Cancellieri (Hellas Verona), Lorenzo Colombo (Spal), Lorenzo Lucca (Pisa), Samuele Mulattieri (Crotone), Roberto Piccoli (Atalanta), Emanuel Vignato (Bologna).

Programma degli allenamenti e conferenze stampa

Domenica 7 novembre

entro le h. 23.00 raduno c/o Centro di Preparazione Olimpica di Tirrenia

Lunedì 8 novembre

10.30 allenamento (chiuso)

14.00 conferenza stampa Tecnico Nicolato (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti)

17.30 allenamento (aperto RAI)

Martedì 9 novembre

10.30 allenamento (aperto RAI)

13.30 conferenza stampa calciatore (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti)

17.30 allenamento (chiuso)

Mercoledì 10 novembre

10.30 allenamento (chiuso)

17.00 partenza volo charter Pisa – Dublino e trasferimento presso The Address City West

(ex Kingswood Hotel) Naas Road, Kingswood, Dublin 22

Giovedì 11 novembre

10.30 (l.t.) allenamento (chiuso)

14.00 (l.t.) conferenza stampa Tecnico Nicolato (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti)

18.30 (l.t.) visita allo stadio Tallaght Stadium di Dublino

Venerdì 12 novembre

09.00 (l.t.) intervista esclusiva RAI-Nicolato

10.30 (l.t.) allenamento (chiuso)

17.30 (l.t.) stadio Tallaght di Dublino REPUBBLICA D’IRLANDA – ITALIA  

a seguire conferenza stampa (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti)

Sabato 13 novembre

10.30 (l.t.) partenza volo charter Dublino – Pisa e trasferimento presso il C.P.O. di Tirrenia

17.30 allenamento (chiuso)

Domenica 14 novembre

10.30 allenamento (chiuso)

13.30 conferenza stampa 1 calciatore (zoom per tutti)

17.30 allenamento (chiuso)

Lunedì 15 novembre

09.00 partenza treno charter Livorno – Frosinone e trasferimento c/o Silva Hotel Splendid – Fiuggi

14.00 conferenza stampa Tecnico Nicolato (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti)

17.30 allenamento di 1h. allo stadio di Frosinone (aperto i primi 15 minuti alla stampa)

Martedì 16 novembre

09.00 intervista esclusiva RAI-Nicolato

10.30 risveglio muscolare

17.30 stadio di Frosinone

ITALIA – ROMANIA

a seguire conferenza stampa (RAI in presenza, zoom per tutti) e scioglimento della delegazione

Source: figc.it

Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 27 March 2021

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Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 27 March 2021.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 27 March 2021.


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Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 27 March 2021.


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Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 10 October 2020

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Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 10 October 2020.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 10 October 2020.


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Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 10 October 2020


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Italy’s U21s restart in Lignano Sabbiadoro, 31 called up for the games against Slovenia and Sweden

A friendly against Slovenia at the Stadio Guido Teghil on 3 September, then the group to be reduced to 23 for the clash with Sweden. First call-ups for ten Azzurrini

Thursday, August 27, 2020, source, figc.it

Italy’s U21s restart in Lignano Sabbiadoro, 31 called up for the games against Slovenia and Sweden

After the long forced stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s U21s are back in action with their first two games of the season. Coach Paolo Nicolato has called up 31 players for their upcoming friendly against Slovenia on Thursday 3 September at the Stadio Guido Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro (17:30 CEST kick-off). The group will then be cut to 23 players for their next match against Sweden in the European qualifiers, kick-off for which comes at 18:30 CEST on Tuesday 8 September in Kalmar.

Ten players are receiving their first call-ups to the Under-21 side: defenders Giuseppe Cuomo and Alessandro Vogliacco, midfielders Andrea Colpani, Youssef Maleh, Filippo Melegoni, Tommaso Pobega and Samuele Ricci and forwards Sebastiano Esposito, Eddie Salcedo and Giacomo Raspadori. The team are set to meet in the afternoon of Sunday 30 August in Lignano Sabbiadoro, getting straight down to work with their first two training sessions on Monday the 31st.

Italy currently sit second in the standings in Group 1, on 13 points from five games (four wins and one draw, with 15 goals scored and none conceded). They’re three points off Ireland in first place but hold two games in hand. In order to qualify for the Euros, the Azzurrini will have to top their group or come amongst the top five second-placed sides in the nine groups, with these qualified sides joining the two host nations, Hungary and Slovenia, for a subsequent group stage with four groups of four from 24 to 31 March 2021. The group winners and second-placed sides will then qualify for the final eight, who will face off in one final tournament in Hungary and Slovenia from 31 May to 6 June 2021 with a direct knockout format.

The squad list:

Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Trapani), Mattia Del Favero (Juventus), Alessandro Plizzari (Reggina);

Defenders: Claud Adjapong (Hellas Verona), Davide Bettella (Pescara), Nicolò Casale (Venezia), Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone), Enrico Delprato (Livorno), Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), Luca Ranieri (Ascoli), Marco Sala (Virtus Entella), Alessandro Tripaldelli (Sassuolo), Marco Varnier (Pisa), Alessandro Vogliacco (Pordenone);

Midfielders: Marco Carraro (Perugia), Andrea Colpani (Monza), Salvatore Esposito (Chievo Verona), Davide Frattesi (Empoli), Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), Youssef Maleh (Venezia), Filippo Melegoni (Pescara), Tommaso Pobega (Pordenone), Samuele Ricci (Empoli), Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone);

Forwards: Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina), Sebastiano Esposito (Inter), Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Eddie Salcedo (Hellas Verona), Gianluca Scamacca (Ascoli), Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina).

The schedule (all times CEST):

Sunday 30 August

The group to meet at the Hotel Columbus in Lignano Sabbiadoro by 18:00

Monday 31 August

10:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

17:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

Tuesday 1 September

10:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

17:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

Wednesday 2 September

10:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

18:30 – Training at the Stadio G. Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Thursday 3 September

17:30 – Friendly match ITALY VS. SLOVENIA (Stadio G. Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro)

Friday 4 September

10:00 – Flight Venice-Kalmar

17:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

Saturday 5 September

10:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

17:30 – Training (behind closed doors)

Sunday 6 September

11:00 – Training (behind closed doors)

Monday 7 September

18:30 – Training at the Kalmar Arena

Tuesday 8 September

18:30 EURO qualifier SWEDEN VS. ITALY (Kalmar Arena)

Wednesday 9 September

10:00 – Flight Kalmar-Milan-Rome

Italy U-21 beat Iceland to move up to second place in their group

A second-half Cutrone brace adds to Sottile’s first-half opener. Nicolato: “Compliments to the lads, they never gave up.” Armenia coming up on Tuesday in Catania

Source:  figc.it   Saturday, November 16, 2019

Italy beat Iceland to move up to second place in their group

Neither the pouring rain nor Iceland were able to stop the Under-21 National Team. The stakes are high and the Azzurrini don’t want the prize to escape them. It was an excellent performance from Nicolato’s side, who ran out 3-0 winners following Riccardo Sottil’s goal and Patrick Cutrone’s brace. Most importantly, the team picked up three points, meaning they have now moved ahead of Iceland in the group and currently sit on ten points, three behind Ireland but having played three games less. After beating Iceland, the Azzurrini will now have their sights on first place: “I need to compliment the lads,” said Head Coach Nicolato after the game. “They wanted this win and deserved to get it. Many of them have only just started out with us, while others aren’t playing a lot for their clubs. The boys never gave up, we took some risks but were also excellent in the second half. With this game, we’ve taken another step forward. We need to continue on this path, but on Tuesday a tough game awaits because it’s a quick turnover following 90 minutes where we’ve used up a lot of energy. We have to try to recover quickly.”

Following injuries to a number of players and call-ups to the senior side, Nicolato was forced to make changes. However, the formation he selected remained the same, something which has become a trademark of this side. Lining up in a 4-3-3, Italy had Carnesecchi in goal and a defence made up of Del Prato and Sala on the wings and Gabbia and Ranieri in the centre. A midfield trio of Maggiore, Carraro and captain Locatelli took to the pitch behind attackers Sottil, Pinamonti and Cutrone.

The objective was to pick up three points and the early signs were promising. After twelve minutes, Cutrone had a go with his right foot but was denied by an alert Gunnarsson. Iceland are a very physical and well-organised side and are particularly dangerous on the counter. And this is how they looked to cause Nicolato’s men problems. In the 16th minute, Finnsson hit the post and, after a stunning stop from Gunnarsson to keep out Sala’s strike, Carnesecchi was on hand to expertly save Gudjohnsen’s shot with his feet. With the danger over, Italy started to play with more courage and went on to take the lead in the 32nd minute: Cutrone whipped the ball in, Pinamonti flicked it on and Sottil finished the move off at the back post.

After the restart, Italy, clearly boosted by their first-half goal, almost doubled their advantage after just 20 seconds, but Cutrone was unable to hit the target from an excellent position. In the 52nd minute, Carnesecchi once again earned applause at the Stadio Paolo Mazza as he put Porsteinsson’s dangerous strike behind for a corner. Nevertheless, the Azzurrini went back on the attack, with Pinamonti almost scoring with 64 minutes on the clock. Four minutes later, Nicolato shuffled his pack, bringing on Adjapong for Sottil. Ten minutes from time, the Head Coach did the same again as he sent Zanellato and Scamacca. The latter was involved in Italy’s second goal, one which was eventually scored by Cutrone on the half-volley after the ball had fallen to him in the box following Scamacca’s header from Sala’s left-wing cross. Cutrone wasn’t finished there: his calm and assured finish after 90 minutes well and truly put the game to bed.