Atalanta’s goalkeeper Marco Sportiello and Frosinone’s midfielder Luca Paganini have received their first call-ups by Italy Under 21 coach Luigi Di Biagio.
The two players were a part of an 18-man group and may have their first chance to put on the national jersey for the Azzurrini’s December 16 friendly between the Azzurrini and the B team of the men’s formation.
Goalkeepers: Nicola Leali (Cesena), Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Luca Antei (Sassuolo), Filippo De Col (Spezia), Edoardo Goldaniga (Perugia), Alessio Romagnoli (Sampdoria), Stefano Sabelli (Bari);
Midfielders: Daniele Baselli (Atalanta), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Jacopo Dezi (Crotone), Salvatore Molina (Atalanta), Paganini (Frosinone), Luca Rizzo (Sampdoria), Stefano Sturaro (Genoa), Valerio Verre (Perugia);
Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Palermo), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Marcello Trotta (Barnsley)
