By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A blog  hosted by Anna Italia congratulates Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin for his 24th birthday.   Perin born on November 10, 1992 in Latina, Italy.   A good day to celebrate for Perin who is training with the Italian National Team at the Technical Center in Coverciano preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on Saturday 12 November and the friedly against Germany on November 15, 2016.

• Perin spent his youth career at Pistoiese before then moving to Genoa. Perin  won with Genoa the Primavera championship, making his Serie A debut back in 2011 at the tender age of 18.

After spending a superb season on-loan in Serie B with Padova, he then enjoyed his first full campaign in Serie A whilst playing for Pescara. Despite their relegation, his fantastic performances were enough to convince Genoa of his talent, who subsequently decided to make him their No.1.

As for career with the Italian National team, Perin  has featured for every youth team, starting with the Under-17 side and continuing up to the Under-21s. His first Italy call-up came on 10th August 2012, when Cesare Prandelli selected him for a friendly against England in Bern.

Perin plays for both the Azzurrini and the senior side, and despite having had not yet made his debut, he still travelled to the 2014 World Cup and served as third-choice goalkeeper behind both Gianluigi Buffon and Salvatore Sirigu.

In South America he played his first match for the Azzurri, although it was in a unofficial friendly against Fluminense.

For his full debut, Perin would have to wait until the arrival of Antonio Conte, who granted him his first cap on 18th November 2014, when he played in a friendly against Albania in Genoa.

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By Anna Italia
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Here are the declarations of Genoa forward Leonardo Pavoletti while training with the Italian National team training on Wednesday 9 November 2016: “I’ve always been told that when a coach gives you instructions, it means that he is showing an interest in you, so I would say that’s a positive thing. Coach Ventura obviously wanted to chat a lot with me because I am not used to playing with another striker.  My movement was still not perfect and he wanted correct and limit my mistakes. As for Belotti and Immobile, I compare myself to them and this is the right thing to do: we are all young and we want to do the best we possibly can. The coach will then make his necessary decisions and I am always at his disposal. Every training camp could be the last for me so I will enjoy it right until the end.”

Italy could take one step closer to qualifying for the next World Cup should they win in Vaduz on Saturday: “We are very focused on the match against Liechtenstein,” Pavoletti continued. “It is important that we win this game if we are to quality. Following this we will then start to think about how we will take on Germany.”

The Italian team is preparing for the FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against Liechtenstein on Saturday 12 November 2016 in Vaduz and the friendly match against Germany on Tuesday 15 November 2016 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

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Italian Called Up Players / L’Elenco dei convocati

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Mattia Perin (Genoa);

Defenders: Luca Antonelli (Milan), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan),Armando Izzo (Genoa), Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Davide Zappacosta (Torino);

Midfielders: Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Antonio Candreva (Inter), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Matteo Politano (Sassuolo), Nicola Sansone (Villareal).

Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Eder Citadin Martins (Inter), Gianluca Lapadula (Milan) Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Leonardo Pavoletti (Genoa), Simone Zaza (West Ham United).

Staff: Head Coach: Gian Piero Ventura; Team Manager: Gabriele Oriali; Assistant Coaches: Salvatore Sullo, Paolo Vanoli and Gianluca Spinelli; Secretary: Mauro Vladovich; Fitness coaches: Alessandro Innocenti and Giovanni Brignardello; Match Analyst: Antonio Gagiardi; Team Doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Carmine Costabile; Physiotherapists/Masseurs: Fabrizio Scalzi, Emanuele Randelli, Alfonso Casano and Pasquale Raia, Walter Martinelli (osteopath); Nutritionist: Matteo Pincella

Italy’s Schedule Team from Monday 7 to Tuesday 15 November 2016 (All times CEST)

Wednesday 9th November
09:30 Training (closed doors)
15:00 Training (closed doors, before the players will then meet the press)

Thursday 10th November
09:30 Training (closed doors)
13:00 Meet the press (players)
15:00 Training (Open to the press for the first 20 minutes)

Friday 11th November (MD-1)
09:30 Training (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
17:00 Charter flight from Florence to St. Gallen
18:15 Arrive at St. Gallen and travel to the Rheinpark Stadium in Vaduz
19:15 Inspect the stadium
19:30 Press conference with Ventura and one player before hotel transfer

Liechtenstein’s schedule
17:00 Manager’s press conference at the Rheinpark Stadium
17:30 Training at the Rheinpark Stadium (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Saturday 12th November (MD)
20:45 LIECHTENSTEIN vs. ITALY – Rheinpark Stadium
Press conferences and hotel transfers to follow

Sunday 13th November
10:00 Flight to Milan Malpensa
10:55 Arrive at Milan Malpensa and head to Milanello training centre
15:00 Training at Milanello (open to the media*)

Monday 14th November (MD-1)
10:00 Press conference with the manager and one player at Milanello *
11:00 Training at Milandello (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
15:30 Training (closed doors)

Germany’s schedule
14:00 Manager’s press conference at the Hotel Meliá
17:30 Training at the G. Meazza Stadium (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Tuesday 15th November (MD)
20:45 ITALY vs. GERMANY Friendly – Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Meetings with the media to follow.

*Entrance to Milanello is only permitted for media sources with accreditation for Italy vs. Germany