[ 2024 European Cup Italy ] Who will Luciano Spalletti take to Germany?
The defending champions have had an up-and-down last few years, but do they have enough to retain their continental crown this summer?It was Spalletti who masterminded Napoli's stunning
Serie A title triumph last season and, despite taking over just before the
conclusion of the campaign, he managed to get his country his Germany by
pipping Ukraine to second spot in England's group.
However, Spalletti has nothing like the same quality
at his disposal as he had at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, particularly
from an offensive perspective, so it's essential that he makes the absolute
most of the resources at his disposal if Italy are to have any chance of
holding onto their European crown.
The Italian national football team has announced its
preliminary squad for the 2024 European Championship.
Head coach Luciano Spalletti has called up 30 players.
Italy's training camp will commence on May 31. The following players have been
summoned to the national team:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta);Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino);Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).