New group to start afresh against Spain and Slovenia with seven players receiving first call-ups

Squad list Goalkeepers: Emil Mulyadi Audero (Venezia), Lorenzo Montipò (Novara);
Defenders: Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo), Kevin Bonifazi (Torino), Arturo Calabresi (Spezia), Davide Calabria (Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta), Giuseppe Pezzella (Udinese), Gian Filippo Felicioli (Verona), Filippo Romagna (Cagliari);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), Alessandro Murgia (Lazio);
Forwards: Alberto Cerri (Perugia), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Andrea Favilli (Ascoli), Riccardo Orsolini (Atalanta), Simone Palombi (Lazio), Vittorio Parigini (Torino), Daniele Verde (Verona), Luca Vido (Atalanta). Staff – Coach: Luigi Di Biagio; Assistant Coach: Massimo Mutarelli; Chaperone: Vincenzo Marinelli; Secretary: Emiliano Cozzi; Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone; Goalkeeping Coach: Antonio Chimenti; Match analyst: Filippo Lorenzon; Doctor: Angelo De Carli e Luca Gatteschi; Physiotherapist: Enzo Paolini and Emiliano Bozzetti.
 
Schedule for the Under-21 National Team Sunday 27th August
19:30 CEST  Squad to meet at the Mancini Park Hotel in Rome Monday 28th August
10.00      Training (closed door)
13.15      Meeting the media (coach)
17.30      Training (closed door)
 
Tuesday 29th August
10.00     Training (closed door)
13.15     Meeting the media  (players)
17.30     Training (open to the press)
 
Wednesday 30th August
]10.00      Training (closed door)
15.15       Flight from Rome to Madrid and transfer to Toledo 
 
Thursday 31st August
13.30       Meeting the media (coach)
18.00       MD -1 Training at the Toledo Stadium  Friday 1st September
10.00       Training (closed door)   
19.30       SPAIN-ITALY Under-21  Toledo Stadium
Meeting with the press after the match
 
Saturday 2nd September
10.00       Training (closed door)
15.45       Flight from Madrid to Venice and transfer to Cittadella 
 
Sunday 3rd September
13.00       Meeting the media (coach )
18.00       MD-1 Training at the Cittadella Stadium
 
Monday 4th September
10.00       Training (closed door)
21.15       ITALY-SLOVENIA Under 21 Cittadella Stadium
Meeting with the press after the match, while players and staff with also return to their respective clubs ]]>