Italy Below-21 coach Silvio Baldini prepares for video games towards North Macedonia and Sweden, hailing the ‘success’ of Marco Palestra and Niccolò Pisilli graduating to the senior squad.
The Azzurrini are again in motion after a four-month hiatus, able to proceed the qualifying marketing campaign for the 2027 European Below-21 Championship.
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They’ll host North Macedonia on the Stadio Castellani in Empoli on Thursday after which go to Sweden on the Boras Enviornment on Tuesday March 31.
Gamers who will not be concerned on this coaching camp are Cagliari full-back Palestra and , who’ve been known as up by
Baldini has religion in Italy future
CREMONA, ITALY – OCTOBER 14: Coach Silvio Baldini of Italy reacts in the course of the UEFA Euro U21 Qualification match between Italy and Armenia at Stadio Giovanni Zini on October 14, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Picture by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Photos)
“It’s a success for us that they’ve been promoted to the senior squad, as a result of it means we contributed to their development course of,”
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“Few would’ve anticipated in September 2025 that these two gamers can be prepared for the play-offs. It makes us proud, because it exhibits we’re heading in the right direction.”
CREMONA, ITALY – OCTOBER 14: Marco Palestra of Italy in motion in the course of the UEFA Euro U21 Qualification match between Italy and Armenia at Stadio Giovanni Zini on October 14, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Picture by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Photos)
Italy will host Northern Eire on Thursday within the semi-final, then if victorious will go on to face both Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 31 for a spot on the World Cup.
“I spoke to Gattuso and Gigi Buffon over the previous couple of days, they’re accustomed to this sort of stress, having performed within the greatest tournaments. They know there’s a large duty on their shoulders, however we’re all behind them and I don’t suppose there’s anybody higher with which to realize qualification,” added Baldini.
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“I’m tremendous satisfied that Italy might be on the World Cup.”
In the meantime, the Below-21 aspect has introduced in Trustworthy Ahanor after he impressed with Atalanta, and Lazio’s new goalkeeper Edoardo Motta, contemporary from saving a penalty in solely his third Serie A look.
“Gamers like Lipani, Bartesaghi and Venturino have had minutes in Serie A, displaying that they’ll have their say within the soccer that actually issues.
“We have now a robust group and mustn’t lose our optimistic vitality. We mustn’t overlook our essential job is to get as many gamers as attainable promoted to the senior Italy squad.”
Italy Below-21 squad
Goalkeepers: Giovanni Daffara (Avellino), Edoardo Motta (Lazio), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone)
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Defenders: Trustworthy Ahanor (Atalanta), Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Gabriele Calvani (Frosinone), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia M’gladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), Gabriele Guarino (Empoli), Mattia Mannini (Juve Stabia); Brando Moruzzi (Empoli)
Midfielders: Tommaso Berti (Cesena), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Juventus), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Venturino (Roma)
Forwards: Alessio Cacciamani (Juve Stabia), Luigi Cherubini (Sampdoria), Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC), Antonio Raimondo (Frosinone)