Eighteen players – called today by federal coach Evani – will participate in the Memorial Valentin Granatkin reserved for the National Under 18 teams.  The event will be held in Saint Petersburg from January 4th to the 10th.  The team, that meets on Tuesday, the 3rd, at the airport in Milan Malpensa at 12:00 pm, will debut on Wednesday, the 4th, against Ukraine and on Saturday the 7th will play against Greece:  semifinals and finals are scheduled on Sunday, the 8th and Tuesday, the 10th. 
The Under 18 team will be the first National youth team to be back on the field after the holidays after the last friendly match played in Germany.
Here are the players called by coach Evani: 

Goalkeepers: Cragno (Brescia), Ricci (Empoli);
Defenders: Allegra (Napoli), Lancini (Brescia), Maccarone (Chievo), Murru (Cagliari), Piana (Sampdoria), Rugani (Empoli);
Midfielders: Benassi (Inter), Gatto (Torino), Pasa (Inter), Ricci (Roma), Sanseverino (Palermo);
Forwards: Boateng (Milan), Garritano (Inter), Padovan (Juventus), Rozzi (Lazio), Tempesti (Empoli).