The second training camp for emerging and promising young players has begun in Coverciano with 22 Azzurri players called up by the coach Gian Piero Ventura. The squad trained for the first time in the morning at the training centre at Coverciano.

After some warm-up drills, the players underwent tactical work. The Spal defender Kevin Bonifazi trained separately after being one of the best performers alongside his teammate Alex Meret in the Serie B match away at Verona. At 15:00 CEST, the players will train for a second time behind closed doors.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Alex Meret (Spal);
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Cristiano Biraghi (Pescara), Kevin Bonifazi (Spal), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Federico Ceccherini (Crotone), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Armando Izzo (Genoa), Leonardo Spinazzola (Atalanta);
Midfielders: Danilo Cataldi (Genoa), Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Sassuolo);
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Gianluca Caprari (Pescara), Federico Di Francesco (Bologna), Diego Falcinelli (Crotone), Roberto Inglese (Chievo Verona), Gianluca Lapadula (Milan), Andrea Petagna (Atalanta), Simone Verdi (Bologna).

Schedule 20th – 22nd February  (All times CEST) 

Saturday 18th February
Squad to be announced in the late morning

Monday 20th February
Players gather at Coverciano in the evening

Tuesday 21st February
10:30 Training (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
15:00 Training (Closed doors)

Wednesday 22nd February
10:30 Training (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
15:00 Training (Closed doors)
To be followed by the coach’s press conference and meetings with the players

Source:  figc.it