The national team 's journey towards Euro 2024 continues . After the four points earned in September, thanks to the draw in Skopje with North Macedonia and the victory in Milan against Ukraine, Italy returns to the field to face Malta (October 14, 'San Nicola' Stadium in Bari) and England (October 17, Wembley Stadium).
The Azzurri are second in Group C with 7 points in the company of Ukraine and North Macedonia and 6 points behind leaders England, but they have the advantage of having one more game to play. For the matches of this October 'window', Coach Luciano Spalletti has called up 27 players: first call-up to the national team for Tottenham defender Destiny Udogie, who had already taken part in the training camps dedicated to players of national interest, while Giacomo Bonaventura and Moise Kean return to wear the blue jersey, having been absent since October 2020 and October 2021 respectively. The group will meet on Sunday evening in Coverciano, where they will remain to train until Friday 13 October, when they are scheduled to move to Bari. At the end of the match at the 'San Nicola', the Azzurri will return to the Federal Technical Center to prepare for the match with England, with the departure for London scheduled for Monday 16 October.
Here are the players called up. Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham); Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham); Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle); Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Moise Kean (Juventus), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
