There will be a number of personnel changes: “I will change the line-up in three or four players. I wait until the last training to see my players’ condition.” Di Biagio then went on to talk about the team goal for the next European Championship: “We want to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio. If someone would tell me that I could guarantee a place in Rio through finishing fourth now, I wouldn’t be interested. We want to go there as Champions.”
Italy will visit 'Ciro Vigorito’ and do the last training at 18:00 CEST today. The “Benevento Grassroots Festival” took place at “Gennaro Meomartini” stadium this morning. FIGC together with the youth scholastic sector, the Campania SGS Federal Region Committe and the Province Delegation organised the event, which involved more then 500 kids from local soccer academies. Federico Viviani and Daniele Rugani took part at this event too and made photos and signed autographs.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Bardi (Chievo Verona), Leali (Cesena), Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Barba (Empoli), Bianchetti (Spezia), Biraghi (Chievo Verona), Goldaniga (Perugia), Izzo (Genoa), Romagnoli (Sampdoria), Rugani (Empoli), Sabelli (Bari), Zappacosta (Atalanta);
Midfielders: Baselli (Atalanta), Battocchio (Virtus Entella), Benassi (Torino), Cataldi (Lazio), Crisetig (Cagliari), Fedato (Modena), Molina (Carpi), Sturaro (Juventus), Viviani (Latina);
Forwards: Belotti (Palermo), Berardi (Sassuolo), Longo (Cagliari), Trotta (Avellino), Verdi (Empoli).
The schedule
Sunday 29th March
14:00 CEST: Press conference at the hotel
18:00 CEST: Training at the Ciro Vigorito stadium, Benevento (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Monday 30th March
21:00 CEST: Friendly against Serbia at the Ciro Vigorito stadium, Benevento.
Press conference after the game, before players and staff return home.
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