By Anna Italia
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Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up 34 players for the Coverciano training camp ahead of the European qualifier against Croatia on 12 June 2015 in Split. Among the news, Sassuolo striker Nicola Sansone and Wolfsburg’s Daniel Caligiuri, who has just won the German Cup, have received their first ever call-ups.
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16-06-2015, Stade de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
Time: 20:30
- Stade de Geneve, Geneva (CH)
- Tuesday 16-06-2015, 20:30
As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the Italian team will meet up on Monday 1st June for a training camp which will last until 4th June and that will encompass two daily training sessions.
Conte will then name the squad for the match against Croatia, either on Friday 5th or Saturday 6th June. The players will have to meet in Coverciano by 12:30 CEST on Sunday 7th June, while their first training session is scheduled for later the same day at 17:30 CEST (behind closed doors).
The Azzurri will prepare for their European qualifier in Coverciano until Thursday 11th June, before travelling to Split to face the hosts at the Poljud Stadium the following day. Kick-off is at 20:45 CEST.
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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte
34 Italian Called Up Players / L’Elenco dei convocati
Goalkeepers: Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain), Marchetti (Lazio), Padelli (Torino):
Defenders: Ranocchia (Inter), Astori (Roma), Acerbi (Sassuolo), Moretti (Torino), Rossettini (Cagliari), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Pasqual (Fiorentina), Criscito (Zenit Saint Petersburg);
Midfielders: De Rossi (Roma), Valdifiori (Empoli), Verratti (Paris Saint Germain), Florenzi (Roma), Parolo (Lazio), Bertolacci (Genoa), Giaccherini (Sunderland), Soriano (Sampdoria), Poli (Milan), Bonaventura (Milan);
Forwards: Candreva (Lazio), Caligiuri (Wolfsburg), Gabbiadini (Napoli), Pellè (Southampton), Immobile (Borussia Dortmund), Zaza (Sassuolo), El Shaarawy (Milan), Sansone (Sassuolo), Vazquez (Palermo), Insigne (Napoli), Paloschi (Chievo).
U19s goalkeeper Alex Meret (Udinese) will train with the squad during the training camp.
Photo: figc.it
Italy National Team Training Camp in Coverciano from June 1 to June 4th 2015
Monday 1st June 2015
22:00 Players to meet up at the Federal Centre in Coverciano
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
10:00 Training ((behind closed doors)
16:00 Press conference (Team manager and fitness staff)
17:00 Training (OPEN to the press for the final 20 minutes)
Wednesday 3rd June 2015
10.00 Training (behind closed doors)
17.00 Training (behind closed doors)
Thursday 4th June 2015
10.00 Training (behind closed doors)
16.00 Training (behind closed doors)
End of the first training camp
SCHEDULE AZZURRI SENIOR TEAM
EURO 2016 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER
CROATIA vs. ITALY – SPLIT, 12TH JUNE 2015 – Kick-off at 20:45 CEST
Friday 5th or Saturday 6th June 2015
Antonio Conte to name the squad for Croatia vs. Italy
Sunday 7th June 2015
12:30 Players to meet up at the Federal Centre in Coverciano
17:00 Training (behind closed doors)
Monday 8th June 2015
10:00 Training (OPEN to the press for the final 20 minutes)
13:30 Press conference (Antonio Conte)
17:00 Training (behind closed doors)
Tuesday 9th June 2015
10:00 Training (OPEN to the press for the last 20 minutes)
Press conference (players tbc)
17:00 Training (behind closed doors)
Wednesday 10th June 2015
10:00 Training (OPEN to the press for the last 20 minutes)
Press conference (players tbc)
17:00 Training (behind closed doors)
Thursday 11th June 2015
10:00 Training (behind closed doors)
15:20 Transfer to airport (Florence)
16:00 Departure charter flight from Florence to Split
18:00 Flight lands in Split, transfer to the Poljud Stadium
19:00 Training (OPEN to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Press conference MD-1 (Antonio Conte + 1 player) and transfer to the Atrium Hotel – Domovinskog
Friday 12th June 2015
20:45 EQ. MATCH CROATIA vs. ITALY (Poljud Stadium in Split)
Press conference and transfer to airport (Split)
01:00 Departure charter flight from Split to Bologna
02:30 Flight lands in Bologna and transfer to Coverciano
PLEASE NOTE: Still to follow is the schedule for the friendly Portugal-Italy, due to take place in Geneva on 16th June