Italy U21 coach announces squad for Hungary friendly

Italy Under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio has named his squad for their upcoming friendly.

The Azzurrini travel to Hungary on August 12 for their last match before the European Under-21 Championship qualifiers kick off on September 8 at home to Slovenia, with the rest of their qualifying group consisting of the Republic of Ireland, Andorra, Serbia and Lithuania.

Italy were knocked out of the 2015 European Under-21 Championship after finishing third in their group.

The 26-man squad named by Di Biagio is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno, Ivan Provedel, Simone Scuffet

Defenders: Antonio Barreca, Arturo Calabresi, Andrea Conti, Leonardo Fontanesi, Nicola Murru, Alessio Romagnoli, Michele Somma, Lorenzo Venuti, Francesco Vicari

Midfielders: Marco Benassi, Nicolo Fazzi, Roberto Gagliardini, Alberto Grassi, Rolando Mandragora, Valerio Verre

Forwards: Mattia Aramu, Federico Bernardeschi, Kingsley Boateng, Alberto Cerri, Luca Garritano, Vittorio Parigini, Lorenzo Rosseti, Daniele Verde