By Anna Italia
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Italy Head Coach Gian Piero Ventura has called up 22 players from the Serie A and Serie B for the first of three training camps dedicated to observing the most interesting youth prospects in the Italy set-up, as reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). There is an exception with teams involved in the Champions League and the Europa League (Juventus, Napoli, Fiorentina, Inter, Roma and Sassuolo) retaining their players. Thanks to the agreement reached with Napoli, defender Lorenzo Tonelli will take part in the camp.
The 22 selected players will meet up at the Technical Center of Coverciano on Monday 21 November 2016. Ventura scheduled a double training sessions on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd. The coach and players will meet the press at the end of the camp. Italy is preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification. The next WC game for Italy is on Friday 24 March 2017 against Albania in Italy.
Photo: figc.it
Italy 22-man Squad list
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Marco Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Federico Barba (Empoli), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Federico Dimarco (Empoli), Armando Izzo (Genoa), Lorenzo Tonelli (Napoli), Francesco Zampano (Pescara);
Midfielders: Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Amato Ciciretti (Benevento), Marco D’Alessandro (Atalanta), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Vittorio Parigini (Chievo Verona);
Forwards: Gianluca Caprari (Pescara), Roberto Inglese (Chievo Verona), Gianluca Lapadula (Milan), Andrea Petagna (Atalanta).
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Italy Training Schedule
Monday 21st November
20:00: The players will arrive at Coverciano
Tuesday 22nd November
10:00: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
14.30: Training (closed)
Wednesday 23rd November
10:00: Training (closed)
14.30: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
The players will then meet the press and there will be a press conference with the Head Coach