On Thursday, Italy will host Germany at the San Siro. On March 23, they will travel to Dortmund for the second leg.
Among the 25 players vying for a spot in Italy’s two games against the Germans next week are Torino teenager Cesare Casadei and Atalanta defender Matteo Ruggeri, who was a key member of his team’s Europa League victory the previous season.
On Thursday, Italy will host Germany at the San Siro. On March 23, they will travel to Dortmund for the second leg. Italy will choose Turin if it advances, and the victor of this match will host the Nations League finals in June.
Italy’s squad for Nations League
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal/ENG), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham/ENG)
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Cesare Casadei (Torino), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolo Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle/ENG)
Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)
