A Italy Selection released on Tuesday night, on its social networks and on the official website of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC, in its acronym in Italian), the list of 26 players summoned for the dispute of Eurocup.
Three Brazilians with Italian citizenship remained in the group after the latest coach changes Roberto Mancini: defender Rafael Tolói, left-back Emerson Palmieri and midfielder Jorginho.
From the preliminary list with 28 names, the coach removed defender Gianluca Mancini (Roma), midfielder Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) and striker Matteo Politano (Napoli). Additionally, he added Sassuolo striker Giacomo Raspadori.
The Italian team is in Group A of the European Championship, along with Wales, Switzerland and Türkiye. The debut will be on June 11th against the Turks, at the Olympic Stadium, in Roma. This duel is the opening of the competition, which will end on July 11th at Wembley Stadium, in London.
Last week, Italy beat San Marino 7-0 in a preparatory friendly. Their next preparatory game for the Euro Cup will be this Friday against the Czech Republic. On the 17th, the FIGC announced the renewal of Roberto Mancini's contract.
The coach's new contract, who took over the team in 2018, shortly after the country was left out of the World Cup in Russia, runs until June 2026.
Check out Italy's squad list for the European Championship:
Goalkeepers – Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli) and Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders – Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Internazionale), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea-ING), Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint-Germain-FRA), Leonardo Spinazzola (Rome) and Rafael Tolói (Atalanta)
Midfielders – Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea-ING), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Stefano Sensi (Internazionale) and Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards – Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) and Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
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