Squad list
 
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Alex Meret (S.P.A.L. 2013);
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Davide Biraschi (Avellino), Arturo Calabresi (Brescia), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Nicola Murru (Cagliari), Michele Somma (Brescia);
Midfielders: Leonardo Capezzi (Crotone), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), Alberto Grassi (Napoli), Valerio Verre (Pescara);
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Alberto Cerri (S.P.A.L. 2013), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Gaetano Monachello (Bari), Leonardo Morosini (Brescia), Vittorio Parigini (Torino), Federico Ricci (Roma), Valerio Lorenzo Rosseti (Juventus).
 
Sunday 7th August
Squad to meet by 22:30 at the hotel at the Il Casale sports centre in Colli del Tronto
 
Monday 8th August
10:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (behind closed doors)
13:15 Meeting with the press at the Il Casale sports centre (players)
16:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (open to the press)
 
Tuesday 9th August
10:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (behind closed doors)
12:30 Meeting with the press at the council chambers (coach)
18:00 Training at the Stadio Riviera delle Palme in San Benedetto del Tronto (first 15’ open to press)
 
Wednesday 10th August
21:00    ITALY  U-21s vs. ALBANIA U-21s; Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto.
Meeting with the press at the end of the match and return of players and staff to their clubs.
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The friendly is an important test for Luigi Di Biagio’s Azzurrini ahead of their two upcoming 2017 European Championship Qualifying matches against Serbia on 2nd September in Vicenza and Andorra on 6th September in La Spezia.
 
The mayor of San Benedetto del Tronto, Pasqualino Piunti, will be at the press conference alongside council member for sport, Pierluigi Tassotti; the Organisational Head of the Italy National Teams, Giorgio Bottaro; the Head of Delegation for the Italy U-21s, Giancarlo Antognoni; U-21s head coach Luigi Di Biagio; and Sambenedettese Calcio President Franco Fedeli.   
 
The squad for the Albania friendly will be announced on Wednesday 3rd August.
 
Italy U-21s’ schedule
 
Sunday 7th August
12:30 Squad to meet at the hotel at the Il Casale sports centre in Colli del Tronto
16:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (behind closed doors)
 
Monday 8th August
10:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (behind closed doors)
13:15 Meeting with the press at the Il Casale sports centre (players)
16:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (open to the press)
 
Tuesday 9th August
10:30 Training at the Il Casale sports centre (behind closed doors)
12:30 Meeting with the press at the council chambers (coach)
18:00 Training at the Stadio Riviera delle Palme in San Benedetto del Tronto (first 15’ open to press)
 
Wednesday 10th August
21:00    ITALY  U-21s vs. ALBANIA U-21s; Stadio  Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto.
Meeting with the press at the end of the match and return of players and staff to their clubs. ]]>

click here) and at the www.vivoazzurro.it and www.ticketone.it websites.
 
The ticket prices are as follows:
  

	TRIBUNA CENTRALE	Euro   14.00
	TRIBUNA EST MARE	Euro    10.00
	CURVA  NORD	Euro     5.00
	CURVA SUD (ospiti)	Euro     5.00

Holders of FIGC and CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) cards valid for 2015 will be able to sit in the Tribuna Centrale (Tribuna D’onore) or the Tribuna Est Mare when presenting their card in person as long as they send a written request beforehand to info@sambenedettesecalcio.it with attached scans of a valid ID document and their FIGC card before 8th August or before all the places are allocated. Tickets for card holders can be acquired at the press accreditations box at the Stadio Riviera delle Palme on Wednesday 10th August between 19:00 and 21:45 CEST.
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The Italy U21 national team are currently top of their Euro 2017 qualifying group with a four-point advantage over Slovenia. The Azzurrini will resume their qualifying campaign in September with two home matches. The first will see Di Biagio’s side take on Serbia at the Stadio Romeo Menti in Vicenza on 2nd September (18:30 CEST), before La Spezia’s Stadio Alberto Picco plays host to the game against Andorra on 6th September (18:30 CEST).

The Azzurrini, who take on Albania U21s in a friendly in San Benedetto del Tronto on 10th August before the qualifying campaign resumes, will play in Vicenza for the fifth time in their history. They have a perfect record in previous matches in the Veneto city. The first encounter took place in 1977 as Italy beat Portugal 4-1; the following two games saw visits from Slovenia and the Azzurrini prevailed 1-0 on both occasions (1995, 2005). The last time Vicenza hosted the U21s was on 13th October 2015, with Italy earning a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland thanks to Vittorio Parigini’s winner.

The Italy U21s last played in La Spezia on 21st August 2007. It was a friendly against France and the Azzurrini prevailed 2-1 thanks to goals from Giuseppe Rossi and Danilo Dessena.

 

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