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Nations League: Azzurri, first call for Cisse and Liberals

Italy faces France and Belgium in November, meeting in Coverciano

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  • Roberto Mancini has called up 31 players for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium.
  • Four young debutants: Cisse, Liberali, Cassano and Lontani.
  • Meeting in Coverciano on Sunday evening.

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Why It Matters

Italy participates in the Nations League with two matches in November against France and Belgium. The senior national team meets in Coverciano.

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Four young players, all playing for the senior national team for the first time: Roberto Mancini has called up 31 Italian players for the two Nations League matches in November, and the new players are represented by AC Milan player Alphadjo Cisse, 20 years old, by Como striker Mattia Liberali, 19 years old, plus two very young players who will participate in the first part of Italy's training camp, and then join the Under 18 and Under 19 national teams: this is the classy midfielder 2009 of Como Riccardo Cassano and the midfielder born in 2008 of Parma Simone Lontani.

This is the complete list of the Azzurri, who will gather in Coverciano on Sunday evening, in view of the double challenge against France (Thursday 12th at the Meazza) and Belgium (Sunday 15th in Brussels)

Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Juventus);

Defenders: Honest Ahanor (Crystal Palace), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Daniele Ghilardi (Roma), Michael Kayode (Brentford), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Marco Palestra (Chelsea), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Riccardo Cassano (Como), Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina), Davide Frattesi (Lazio), Simone Lontani (Parma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Como), Alessandro Romano (Cagliari), Sandro Tonali (Tottenham);

Forwards: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), Alphadjo Cisse (Milan), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC), Mattia Liberali (Como), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Antonio Vergara (Napoli), Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese).

Open Questions

  • Which players will start in the two matches?
  • What is the exact training calendar in Coverciano?

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This article was originally published by ANSA Sport.

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