Through its social networks, Italy announced the 30 pre-summoned players for this year’s Euro Cup, which begins in June in Germany. Coach Luciano Spalletti named nine champions from the victorious campaign at Euro 2020.
Luciano Spalletti’s provisional 30-player #Azzurri squad ahead of #EURO2024 🇮🇹 💙 #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/XgVxGy5MLv
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) May 23, 2024
From the champion team of the last Euro Cup, the following were called: Donnarumma (PSG), Meret (Napoli), Acerbi (Inter Milan), Bastoni (Inter Milan), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Arsenal), Chiesa (Juventus) and Barella (Inter Milan).
Despite having called up 30 athletes (see the complete list of those called up at the end of the article), coach Luciano Spalletti will necessarily have to cut four players. Only up to 26 players will be allowed to compete in the continental tournament. Spalletti will make these cuts on June 6th and send the final list to UEFA.
With 30 players, Italy will play a friendly against Turkey, on June 4th, at 4pm (Brasília time). Then, with the final squad for the Euro Cup, the Italians will play another friendly, this time against Bosnia on June 9th, at 3:45 pm.
Italy is in group B of the European Championship with Albania, Croatia and Spain. The current Euro champion’s debut is against the Albanians on June 15, at 4pm, at Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund’s stadium.
See the complete list of those selected by Italy for the European Championship:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Turin), Alessandro Buongiorno (Turin), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Turin);
Attackers: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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