The dance will begin in Germany, the host country for the 2024 Euro Football Championship. Italy will be called upon to defend the title won in the 2020 edition during the victory against the infamous England in a penalty shootout.
The Selection of 26 Players: The Official Squad
The current coach of the Italian national team is Luciano Spalletti, fresh off his triumph with Napoli in the 2022-2023 Serie A championship. After being officially appointed national team coach on August 18, 2023, the manager soon faced a hefty challenge. Tasked with bringing Italy back to the top of Europe after the incredible victory against Southgate’s England, the endeavor proved to be immediately treacherous.
The Italian championship has just concluded, the perfect moment to take stock of an entire season and highlight the most promising and reliable players. Here is the official squad of 26 players chosen by Luciano Spalletti for the Euro 24 campaign:
Goalkeepers
- Donnarumma (PSG)
- Meret (Napoli)
- Vicario (Tottenham)
Defenders
- Bastoni (Inter)
- Bellanova (Torino)
- Buongiorno (Torino)
- Calafiori (Bologna)
- Cambiaso (Juventus)
- Darmian (Inter)
- Di Lorenzo (Napoli)
- Dimarco (Inter)
- Gatti (Juventus)
- Mancini (Roma)
Midfielders
- Barella (Inter)
- Cristante (Roma)
- Fagioli (Juventus)
- Folorunsho (Verona)
- Frattesi (Inter)
- Jorginho (Arsenal)
- Pellegrini (Roma)
As expected, Niccolo Barella is confirmed despite his injury. The star of our national team should still be ready for the first group match against Albania scheduled for June 15.
Forwards
- Chiesa (Juventus)
- El Shaarawy (Roma)
- Raspadori (Napoli)
- Retegui (Genoa)
- Scamacca (Atalanta)
- Zaccagni (Lazio)
Among the notable exclusions, the media, and fans have not taken well to the exclusion of Riccardo Orsolini. The young striker, born in ’97 and currently a star at Bologna, has just finished an excellent season with 10 goals and 2 assists. However, he lost the ballot to Zaccagni, considered more imaginative, who concludes the season at Lazio with 6 goals and 1 assist.
The program of the Italian National Team for Euro 2024
The national team comes out of its last international friendly against Turkey with a raw 0-0 draw before departing for Germany. Last days of refining and perfecting before entering the heart of the games.
- 15/6: vs Albania
- 20/6: vs Spain
- 24/6: vs Croatia
A challenging group stage that will require the best of the best to once again elevate the Italian flag. Spotlight on Federico Chiesa, looking for redemption after a not particularly brilliant season with Juventus, also in the hope of raising his market value in anticipation of a possible transfer.
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