Luciano Spalletti has chosen the 30 players he will take on training camp from May 31 in Coverciano ahead of Euro 2024. In the list of the big names for the Italian national soccer team, the surprises of Fagioli, Ricci, El Shaarawy and Folorunsho stand out. First call-up instead for Calafiori after an excellent season with Bologna. As for absences, in addition to the disqualified Tonali and the injured Zaniolo, Berardi, Udogie, the exclusions of Immobile, Gatti and Locatelli cause discussion. In the Azzurri’s calendar, two friendlies with Turkey and Bosnia are scheduled on June 4 and 9 in preparation for the European Championship, and in between, on June 6, the head coach will release the final list of players who will take part in the tournament. Here is the complete list:
GOALKEEPERS: Donnarumma (Psg), Vicario (Tottenham), Meret (Napoli), Provedel (Lazio).
DEFENSORS: Acerbi, Bastoni and Darmian (Inter), Scalvini (Atalanta), Buongiorno (Torino), Mancini (Roma), Calafiori (Bologna), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Bellanova (Torino), Dimarco (Inter), Cambiaso (Juve).
MIDFIELDERS: Barella and Frattesi (Inter), Cristante and Pellegrini (Roma), Fagioli (Juve), Jorginho (Arsenal), Ricci (Torino), Folorunsho (Verona).
STRIKERS: Chiesa (Juve), Raspadori (Napoli), Retegui (Genoa), Scamacca (Atalanta), Orsolini (Bologna), Zaccagni (Lazio), El Shaarawy (Roma).