24 players are available to coach Luigi Di Biagio and Andrea Petagna is with the Under-21s for the first time. The Atalanta forward celebrated the call-up in the best way possible with his third Serie A goal yesterday to beat Napoli.
 
The Azzurrini will have double sessions tomorrow and on Wednesday while on Thursday there will be a friendly against Racing Club from Group A of Lega Pro at 15:30 CEST who are coached by the former assistant coach of the Italy Under-20s and Under-17s Giuliano Giannichedda.
 
 
Final fixtures in Group 2 7th October: Republic of Ireland vs. Serbia
7th October: Lithuania vs. Slovenia
11th October: Lithuania vs. ITALY
11th October: Serbia vs. Slovenia Group 2 table: ITALY 23 points, Serbia 17, Slovenia 15, Republic of Ireland 12, Lithuania 6, Andorra 3.
 
Squad list
 
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Pierluigi Gollini (Aston Villa), Alex Meret (Spal);
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Davide Biraschi (Genoa), Davide Calabria (Milan), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Alex Ferrari (Bologna), Nicola Murru (Cagliari), Michele Somma (Brescia);
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Sassuolo), Valerio Verre (Pescara);
Forwards: Alberto Cerri (Spal), Federico Di Francesco (Bologna), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Leonardo Morosini (Brescia), Andrea Petagna (Atalanta), Federico Ricci (Sassuolo), Valerio Lorenzo Rosseti (Lugano).
Staff – Head of Delegation: Giancarlo Antognoni; Accompanying Director: Vincenzo Marinelli; Head Coach: Luigi Di Biagio; Assistant Coach: Carmine Nunziata; Secretary: Emiliano Cozzi; Goalkeeping Coach: Antonio Chimenti; Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone; Team Doctors: Angelo De Carli and Luca Gatteschi; Physiotherapists: Guido Mauro Ferrini and Maurizio Fagorzi; Kitmen: Claudio Gagliardi and Andrea Russo.
 
Italy U-21s' schedule
 
Monday 3rd October
Team meet before 12:30 in Rome
16:30 – training (closed) Tuesday 4th October
10:00 – training (closed)
13:30 – meeting with press (players)
16:30 – training (open to press) Wednesday 5th October
10:00 – training (closed)
16:30 – training (closed) Thursday 6th October
15:30 – friendly match: Italy U-21s vs. Racing Roma (open to press)
Meeting with press (coach) at full-time Friday 7th October
16:30 – training (closed)           Saturday 8th October
10:00 – training (closed)
16:30 – training (closed) Sunday 9th October
09:00 – training (closed)
12:50 – departure on chartered flight from Rome to Kaunas
17:00 l.t. – arrival in Kaunas and transfer to hotel. Monday 10th October
14:00 – meeting with press (coach)
18:00 – training at the “Darius & Girenas Stadium” – Kaunas (first 15' open to press) Tuesday 11th October
18:00 l.t.  LITHUANIA – ITALY “Darius & Girenas Stadium”  – Kaunas
Meeting with press at full-time
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