U21 called up: Baldanzi and Pafundi, Sebastiano Esposito returns

From Blues to the blue. After the formalization of the list of convened of the CT Spalletti for the Nationalgreater, the list of the CT Nunziata For the next commitments of the Italian Under 21 national team. Last two general tests in view of the European final phase scheduled in June: Italy U21 will take the field on Friday 21 March in Venice and Monday 24 in Cittadella, respectively against Netherlands and Denmark.

Italy Under 21, first call for Angori and Doumbia: the list of players called up

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For the double challenge against Dutch and Danes (both games will be played at 18.15, with live on Rai 2), Nunziata convened 26 players: first call for Samuele Angoriexternal defender born in 2003 protagonist in Serie B with the Pisa shirt, and for Issa DoumbiaVenice midfielder, also born in 2003. The team will gather on Monday 17 in Galzignano Terme (Padua), and in the afternoon the preparation of the two games will begin. Among the “big” there are Baldanzi and Pafundiwith the return of Sebastiano Esposito who will also support his brother Pious. There are also Gnoconal Leeds and another Giallorossi talent, Niccolò Pisilli. Below is the complete list of called up of the Under 21 national team of the Nunziata coach.

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Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Desplanches (Palermo), Jacopo Sassi (Crotone), Gioele Zacchi (Latina);

Defenders: Samuele Angori (Pisa), Nicolò Bertola (Spezia), Diego Coppola (Verona), Daniele Ghilardi (Verona), Marco Palestra (Atalanta), Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiacos), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus), Mattia Zanotti (Lugano);

Midfielders: Tommaso Baldanzi (Rome), Alessandro Bianco (Monza), Issa Doumbia (Venice), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Fabio Miretti (Genoa), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), Simone Pafundi (Udinese), Niccolò Pisilli (Rome), Matteo Prati (Cagliari), Christian Volpato (Sassuolo);

Strikers: Giuseppe Ambrosino (Frosinone), Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia), Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), Luca Koleosho (Burnley).

Italy Under 21, the complete program of the Azzurri

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In the official press release released by the FIGC, the complete program of the Azzurrini was also announced:

By 12.00 Gathering at the Galzignano Terme and Golf Resort – Galzignano Terme (Padua)

2 pm: Nunziata press conference (zoom and in presence)

15.30: training (closed to the media)

10.30 am: training (open to media)

10.30 am: training (open to media)

2pm: footballer press conference (zoom and in presence)

10.30 am: training (open the first 15 ‘to the media)

2.15 pm: Nunziata press conference (zoom and in presence)

6 pm: Transfer to NH Laguna – Venice Mestre

6.15 pm: Italy-Paesi Bassi, ‘Pier Luigi Penzo’ stadium of Venice (Direct Rai 2)

Following average activities and returning to Galzignano

11 am: training (closed to the media)

11 am: training (open the first 15 ‘to the media)

2.15 pm: Nunziata press conference (zoom and in presence)

6.15 pm: Italy-Danimarca, ‘Pier Cesare Tombolato’ stadium of Cittadella (Direct Rai 2)

Following average activities and dissolution of the delegation “.