AZZURRI PREPARING IN COVERCIANO
Italy’s senior team met up in Coverciano yesterday evening to begin preparations for the last two EURO 2016 qualifiers, which will see the Azzurri take on Azerbaijan and Norway. The team analysed tapes this morning, whilst the first training session is scheduled for today at 16:30 CEST.
The squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Davide Santon (Inter);
Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria),Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Fabio Quagliarella (Torino), Simone Zaza (Juventus).
Schedule
Monday, 5th October
10:00 CET – Training session (behind closed doors)
13:30 CET – Press conference with head coach Antonio Conte
16:30 CET – Training session (open to the press for the first 20 mins)
(Photo LaPresse)
