< ![CDATA[ Luigi Di Biagio will release on Thursday, August 7thh, the names of the players called for the friendly match between the National Under 21 team and Romania scheduled on Wednesday, August 13th, at the  ‘Ilie Oana’ stadium in Ploiesti ( 7:30 pm local time, 6:30 pm Italian time).  The team will meet on Monday, August 11th, at the Mancini Park Hotel in Rome and the day after leaves for Bucharest.  The match against Romania will be the last test before the two home matches in September against Serbia and Cyprus, both decisive for the Euro playoff qualifications.  Training program
Monday 11 August
        Team mets at 12:30 pm at  “Mancini Park Hotel” in Rome
           5:30 pm    Training at Mancini Hotel (closed)

Tuesday, August 12th
09.30    Training at  Mancini Hotel (open)
12.00    Press conference with coach 
15.00    Flight AZ 494 Rome Fco/Bucharest and transfer to 
                Hotel “Prahova Plaza” in PLOIESTI

Wednesday, August 13th
         10.00 l.t.    Training (closed)
         19.30 l.t.    friendly match ROMANIA-ITALY Under 21
        (h. 18.30 in Italy)    at Stadium “Ilie Oana” in Ploiesti.                     
press conference follows
Thursday, August 14th 
         12.20 l.t.    Flight  AZ 497 Bucharest/Rome Fco.
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