Official: Latest Italy U21 squad includes Inacio, Mane, Lulli and Bartesaghi

Official: Latest Italy U21 squad includes Inacio, Mane, Lulli and Bartesaghi Silvio Baldini has named a squad of 26 Italy U21 players including the likes of Samuele Inacio, Filippo Mane, Emanuele Lulli and Davide Bartesaghi for a pair of international friendlies against France and Belgium in November, as the Azzurrini prepare for the European Championships coming up this summer. Like the senior Italy squad, the U21s will also be in action against France and Belgium in November, although the Azzurrini will face France away and Belgium at home: The opposite of the senior Azzurri squad. EMPOLI, ITALY – MARCH 26: Silvio Baldini manager of Italy U21 looks on during the UEFA Under 21 EURO Qualifier match between Italy U21 and North Macedonia U21 at Stadio Carlo Castellani on March 26, 2026 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) These will both be friendly matches, following the completion of U21 European Championship qualifying last month. The Italy U21s beat Armenia 1-0 last month, before an important 6-2 victory over Poland, which saw the Azzurrini leapfrog their opponents into first place in their qualifying group, earning them a guaranteed spot at the final tournament in the process. The latest Italy U21 squad features several players who have returned after being named in the senior squad last month: Massimo Pessina, Eddy Kouadio and Inacio. DORTMUND, GERMANY – AUGUST 22: Samuele Inácio of Borussia Dortmund in action during the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München at Signal Iduna Park on August 22, 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) The squad also features a handful of players who had been considered for the senior squad this time around, but have been left with the U21s for another camp, including Milan’s Bartesaghi and Roma’s Lulli. Cher Ndour has also stayed with the U21s. Regular centre-forward Antonio Raimondo is unavailable through injury. There are still several other Frosinone representatives, though, namely Lorenzo Palmisani, Gabriele Calvani, Matteo Cichella and Seydou Fini. CREMONA – OCTOBER 14: Goalkeeper Lorenzo Palmisani of Italy reacts during the UEFA Euro U21 Qualification match between Italy and Armenia at Stadio Giovanni Zini on October 14, 2025 in Cremona. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images) Luca Koleosho, a regular fixture of the U21 side during their European Championship qualifying campaign, has been promoted to the senior squad for November. Official: Italy U21 squad for November fixtures Goalkeepers : Giovanni Daffara (Parma), Diego Mascardi (Torino), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone), Massimo Pessina (Bologna); Defenders : Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Gabriele Calvani (Frosinone), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia M’Gladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), Emanuele Lulli (Roma), Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Brando Moruzzi (Avellino); Midfielders : Lorenzo Amatucci (Deportivo La Coruna), Tommaso Berti (Cremonese), Matteo Cichella (Frosinone), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Avellino), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina); Forwards : Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Francesco Camarda (Milan), Luigi Cherubini (Benevento), Jeff Ekhator (Juventus), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund), Dominic Vavassori (Palermo).