With the Italian national team scheduled to play friendlies against Argentina and England in late March, interim manager Gigi Di Biagio is organizing a retreat at Coverciano between Monday February 26th and Wednesday the 28th. The former Under 21 coach selected 24 players, he excluded those who play for clubs involved in the Monday night match (Cagliari-Napoli) and those still involved in the Coppa Italia, however Atalanta granted an exception for Alessandro Bastoni. Here’s the full squad:
Keepers: Simone Scuffet (Udinese), Alex Meret (Spal)
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Atalanta), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Antonio Barreca (Torino), Davide Biraschi (Genoa), Kevin Bonifazi (Torino), Federico Ceccherini (Crotone), Gian Marco Ferrari (Sampdoria), Lorenzo Venuti (Benevento), Francesco Zampano (Udinese);
Midfielders: Daniele Baselli (Torino), Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), Danilo Cataldi (Benevento), Alberto Grassi (Spal), Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma);
Strikers: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Federico Di Francesco (Bologna), Roberto Inglese (Chievo Verona), Andrea Pinamonti (Inter), Matteo Politano (Sassuolo).
