After facing Serbia in September (3-0 victory) and attending a training camp in October in Tirrenia, the Under 18 National Team return to the pitch for a double friendly against Romania, scheduled for Thursday 16 (11:00 CET) and Sunday 19 November (11:00 CET) at the Concordia di Chijna Stadium. 

Coach Daniele Franceschini has called up 22 players, all born in 2006, who will meet on Monday 13 (12:30 CET) at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Centre in Rome. After three training sessions in two days, they will depart for Bucharest on the morning of Wednesday 15 November. 

The squad

Goalkeepers: Tommaso Martinelli (Fiorentina), Francesco Saverio Plaia (Spezia);
Defenders: Adam Bakoune (Milan), Alessandro Bassino (Juventus), Filippo Pagnucco (Juventus), Matteo Giuseppe Plaia (Roma), Gabriel Ramaj (Atalanta), Edoardo Sadotti (Fiorentina), Federico Simonetto (Atalanta), Alessandro Ventre (Sampdoria);
Midfielders: Andrea Bonanomi (Atalanta), Francesco Crapisto (Juventus), Lapo Deli (Fiorentina), Cosimo Fiorini (Zurigo), Leonardo Mendicino (Atalanta), Lorenzo Riccio (Atalanta);
Attackers: Alessandro Bonomi (Milan), Lorenzo Carfora (Benevento), Seydou Fini (Genoa), Tommaso Ravaglioli (Bologna), Filippo Scotti (Milan), Matteo Spinaccè (Inter).

Staff - Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Assistant coach: Enrico Battisti; Goalkeeper coach: Stefano Baroncini; Athletic trainer: Enrico Ghielmetti; Match analyst: Gianluca Mazziotti; Medics: Cosma Calderaro and Francesco Cuccaro; Physiotherapist: Andrea Cantera; Secretary: Guglielmo Cammino.