Four players have withdrawn from the Italy U21 camp in Tirrenia ahead of friendlies against France and Belgium later in the week. Italy U21 still has 24 players available for selection.
FIGC confirms four withdrawals
The FIGC confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that Fiorentina’s Cher Ndour, Frosinone’s Gabriele Calvani, Frosinone’s Matteo Centichella and Palermo’s Dominic Vavassori have all withdrawn from the Italy U21 squad.
Vavassori unavailable through illness
Vavassori is unavailable through illness and did not report to the Italy U21 training camp in Tirrenia on Monday. He will remain at home instead of joining the camp.
Ndour, Calvani and Centichella did report for Italy U21 international duty but have since dropped out of the squad for unspecified reasons.
24 players remain available
Silvio Baldini still has 24 players available to select from heading into Friday’s friendly against France and Monday’s test against Belgium. The available goalkeepers are Giovanni Daffara, Diego Mascardi, Lorenzo Palmisani and Massimo Pessina.
The defenders are Davide Bartesaghi, Fabio Chiarodia, Pietro Comuzzo, Eddy Kouadio, Emanuele Lulli, Filippo Mane and Brando Moruzzi. The midfielders are Lorenzo Amatucci, Tommaso Berti, Matteo Dagasso, Giacomo Faticanti, Luca Lipani and Mattia Mannini.
The forwards are Alessio Cacciamani, Francesco Camarda, Luigi Cherubini, Jeff Ekhator, Seydou Fini and Samuele Inacio.
No replacements called up
As things stand, no replacements have been called into the Italy U21 squad for the four players who have withdrawn.
