List of Italian national team players for the September 2022 edition of the UEFA Nations League. Coach Roberto Mancini called 29 names to the Italian national team, including Leeds United's young striker Wilfried Gnonto.
For Gnonto, this is not the first time he has been called up to the Italian national team. The 18-year-old made his debut with Gli Azzurri last June. In fact, Gnonto scored when Italy met Germany.
Gnonto moved to Leeds United at the start of the 2022/2023 season. However, he has not had the opportunity to play from Leeds United. Previously, Gnonto played at FC Zurich. He was bought for 4.5 million euros.
Gnonto is not the only young player Mancini has called up to the Italian national team. In fact, there are several names that are 'foreign' are also called Mancini. Let's see in full below
Mancini Makes Many Surprises
Roberto Mancini gives a fresh feel in the list of players for the Italian national team. Because, in the list of 29 players who were called, Mancini brought several new faces. One of them is Lazio's Matteo Cancellieri.
Like Gnonto, Cancellieri is also not a completely new face. Cancellieri made his debut with Italy last June. At that time, he became a substitute when Italy drew 1-1 against Germany.
Unlike Gnonto and Cancellieri, there are three players who are completely new faces in the Italian national team. The three players are Ivan Provedel, Guglielmo Vicario and Pasquale Mazzocchi. They will compete for a place in the first team.
Let's see the complete list of Italian national team players below
Italy National Team Player List
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Emerson Palmieri (West Ham United), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Luiz Felipe (Real Betis), Pasquale Mazzocchi (Salernitana), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta BC)
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan), Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards: Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United), Alessio Zerbin ( Naples)
UEFA Nations League fixtures
Italy vs England
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time: 01.45 WIB
Hungary vs Italy
Puskas Arena Stadium
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Time: 01.45 WIB