By Anna Italia
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Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up players for the two upcoming friendlies against the reigning European Champions, Spain, at the Stadio Friuli in Udine on Thursday 24th March at 20:45 and the World Cup winners Germany in Munich’s Allianz Arena on 29th March at 20:45.

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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte

Italian Called Up Players / L’Elenco dei convocati

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (PSG);

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Luca Antonelli (AC Milan), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Andrea Ranocchia (Sampdoria);

Midfielders: Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorginho (Napoli), Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan), Thiago Motta (PSG), Marco Parolo (Lazio),  Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (PSG);

Forwards: Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Inter), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Stefano Okaka (Anderlecht), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus).

Staff: Head coach: Antonio Conte; team manager: Gabriele Oriali; secretary: Mauro Vladovich; assistant coaches: Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Gianluca Spinelli, Gianluca Conte and Mauro Sandreani; fitness coaches: Costantino Coratti and Paolo Bertelli; team doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Luca Gatteschi; physiotherapists: Aldo Esposito, Alessandro Donato, Takahiro Yamamoto, Emanuele Randelli and Pasquale Raia.

Italy National Team Schedule (all times CET until and including Saturday, CEST thereafter)

Monday, 21st March
10:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
13.30   Press conference with head coach Antonio Conte
15.30   Training session (open to the press for the first 15 minutes) followed by photo shoot featuring Scervino jersey.

Tuesday 22nd March
10:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
13.00   Open to the press with accreditation*
13.30   Press conference with players
16.00   Training session (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Wednesday 23rd March
10:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
15:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
18.45   Flight departure from Florence to Ronchi dei Legionari
19.35   Arrival and transfer to Friuli stadium
20.15   Press conference with coach Conte and one player

Thursday, 24th March
20:45   Friendly ITALY v SPAIN – Stadio Friuli
Ref: Deniz Aytekin; Assistants: Guido Kleve – Holger Henschel (all from German FA); fourth official: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni followed by press conference and transfer to the hotel

Friday, 25th March
11:20   Arrival in Florence and transfer to Coverciano
16:00   Training session (behind closed doors)

Saturday, 26th March
10:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
13:00   Open to the press with accreditation*
13:30   Press conference (players)
16:00   Training session (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Sunday, 27th March (Easter)
10:00   Training session (behind closed doors)
15:30   Open to the press with accreditation*
16:00   Training session (open to the press for the first 15 minutes)

Monday, 28th March 
10:30   Training session (behind closed doors)
16:30   Flight departure from Florence to Munich
17:50   Arrival in Munich and transfer to Allianz Arena
18:45   Training followed by press conference (coach and one player) and transfer to the hotel

Tuesday 29th March 
20:45     Friendly GERMANY v ITALY – Allianz Arena followed by press conference and transfer to the airport
00:30     Departure charter flight from Munich to Milan and Rome