Antonio Conte announced the official 23-man squad for UEFA EURO 2016 during tonight’s TV show “Sogno Azzurro”. Marco Benassi Alex Meret, Daniele Rugani and Davide Zappacosta have been listed on stand-by too.

The Azzurri have arrived at the Rai Auditorium with the new Pandazzurri, the special edition of the Fiat Panda created ahead of the upcoming European Championship, and will then travel to Coverciano with the Trenitalia Frecciarossa 1000 train. Italy will attend their final training camp at the federal centre before their last friendly against Finland (Verona, 6th June, 20:45 CEST). Then on 8th June, the squad will depart for Montpellier, where the Azzurri will be based during the competition.

The Azzurri find themselves in Group E. They will open their tournament against Belgium in Lyon on 13th June (21:00 CEST), before facing Sweden in Toulouse on 17th June (15:00 CEST) and finally the Republic of Ireland on 22nd June (21:00 CEST).

Official squad and shirt numbers
Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), 13 Federico Marchetti (Lazio), 12 Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: 15 Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 3 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 5 Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham);
Wingers: 21 Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), 6 Antonio Candreva (Lazio),  4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 2 Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), 22 Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma);
Midfielders: 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 8 Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), 23 Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna),10 Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), 18 Marco Parolo (Lazio), 14 Stefano Sturaro (Juventus);
Forwards: 17 Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), 11 Ciro Immobile (Torino), 20 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 9 Graziano Pellè (Southampton), 7 Simone Zaza (Juventus).
*Players on stand-by: Marco Benassi (Torino), Alex Meret (Udinese), Daniele Rugani (Juventus) and Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

Staff – Head coach: Antonio Conte; team manager: Gabriele Oriali; secretary: Mauro Vladovich; assistant coaches: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani; fitness coaches: Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli; federal doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi; physiotherapists: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto and Pasquale Raia.

The full programme is as follows (all times in CEST)

Pre-European Championship training camp and ITALY vs. FINLAND friendly
Tuesday, 31st May 2016 (Submission to UEFA of the EURO 2016 official 23-man squad within 24:00)
18:00  Meet up at the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome
20:30  RAI TV show ‘Sogno Azzurro”
22:30  Departure from Rome to Florence and transfer to Coverciano
Wednesday, 1st June 2016
10:00  Official squad photo with Scervino and Puma outfits (open only to photographers and TV operators)
followed by a training session behind closed doors
14:30  Press conference (players)
16:30  Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Thursday, 2nd June 2016
10:30  Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30  Press conference (players)
16:30  Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Friday, 3rd June 2016
10:30  Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30  Press conference (players)
16:30  Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Saturday, 4th June 2016
09:30  Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30  Press conference (players)
16:30  Training session (open to media for the first 15’)
Sunday, 5th June 2016
10:30  Training session (behind closed doors)
16:00  Training session (behind closed doors)
18:03  Departure train from Florence to Verona Porta Nuova
20:10  Press conference at the Stadio Bentegodi (Italy head coach + one player)
Monday, 6th June 2016
20:45 Friendly ITALY vs. FINLAND at the Stadio Bentegodi
Press conference after the game
Wednesday, 8th June 2016
18:00  Meet up at the Malpensa Hotel
21:30  Departure of charter flight from Milano Malpensa to Montpellier
22:50  Scheduled arrival in Montpellier and transfer to Marriot Courtyard Hotel