FLORENCE – Double commitment for Luciano Spalletti’s Italy today (7 June) in Coverciano, where the Azzurri met after the day’s break and the branching of the list of 26 players who will take part in Euro 2024 (three ‘cuts’ made by the technical commissioner).
Italy ‘lessons’ from Rosetti
First the afternoon training in view of thefriendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina scheduled in Empoli on Sunday evening (9 June, kick-off at 8.45pm), the last before the European debut against Albania (scheduled for Saturday 15 June). Once the work on the field was finished, the Azzurri then moved to the great hall of the Federal Technical Center where Roberto Rosetti, head of the UEFA Referees Commission, explained the guidelines and directives to them that the referees will be asked to follow during the European Championship matches.
Spalletti tests for Bosnia
Returning to the pitch, in the central part of training Spalletti has tried two formations lined up with the 3-5-2, which should be the pattern with which Italy will face Bosnia in the last test. One of the two teams featured the attacking tandem of Scamacca and Raspadori, Darmian, Buongiorno and Calafiori in defense and Fagioli as director in midfield. In the other team, Chiesa and Zaccagni alternated in front as Retegui’s partners. Customized work again today for Barellawho has been struggling with muscle fatigue for a few days, as well as for Meret who had felt resentful in the warm-up before the friendly match with the Italian Under 20 team.
Photo session for the Azzurri
It is scheduled for 10am tomorrow (June 8th). the official photo session, while in the afternoon from 4 pm there is the press conference of coach Luciano Spalletti (accompanied in the press room by a footballer). Following is expected finishing training in Coverciano on the eve of Castellani di Empoli’s match against Bosnia.
Italy, the 26 players called up for Euro 2024
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).
Defenders: 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), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
Attackers: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
