Italy are second place in Group H, one point behind Croatia. The players will meet up in Coverciano tomorrow after their club games. There are two training sessions scheduled for Monday at the Federal Technical Centre. They will have a final training session at the ‘Artemio Franchi’ stadium on Wednesday, before the game against Malta on Thursday 3rd September at 20:45 CEST. The team will travel to Palermo on Saturday 5th, where they will complete a training session at the ‘Renzo Barbera’ stadium a day before the game against Bulgaria on Sunday 6th Seprtember at 20:45 CEST. The squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter);
Midifelders: Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria),Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco),Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Ciro Immobile (Sevilla), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Franco Vazquez (Palermo),Simone Zaza (Juventus).
Staff: Antonio Conte (coach); Mauro Vladovich (secretary); Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani (assistant coaches); Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli (fitness coach); Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi (doctors); Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto, Emanuele Randelli and Pasquale Raia (physiotherapists). *Schedule (all times CEST)
Sunday 30th August
Meet up at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano after league games finish. Monday  31st August
10:00        training (closed to the press)
17:00        meeting with the press (coach)
18:00        training (open to the press for the first 20 minutes) Tuesday 1st September
10:00        training (closed to the press)
16:00        meeting with the press (players)
17:00        training (open to the press for the first 20 minutes) Wednesday 2nd September
10:00        training (closed to the press)
18:30        training at the Artemio Franchi stadium (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Presentation of the new away shirt with Puma and a press conference
Return to the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano after the press conference Thursday 3rd September
20:45         Qualifier ITALY vs. MALTA (Artemio Franchi stadium)
After the game head back to the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano Friday 4th September
17:00         training (closed to the press) Saturday 5th September
10:00            training (closed to the press)
Travel by plane to Palermo in the afternoon
18:30            training at Renzo Barbera stadium (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Press conference after training (coach and one player) Sunday 6th September
h. 20:45          Qualifier ITALY vs. BULGARIA (Renzo Barbera stadium)
Meeting with press after the game
*the training times scheduled at the Federal Techincal Centre of Coverciano are subject to change.   ]]>