There are three debutants. The squad for the upcoming friendly matches of the Italian national team

The Italian national team has announced the list of players who have been called up for the friendly matches in March against the national teams of Venezuela and Ecuador. The matches are scheduled for March 22 and 24 respectively and will take place in the USA. The list, compiled by head coach Luciano Spalletti, includes 28 footballers. Among them are three newcomers to the national team: defender from Torino Raoul Bellanova, midfielder from Verona Michael Folorunsho, and forward from Udinese Lorenzo Lucca.

Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Destini Udohji (Tottenham).

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter), Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Matteo Retegui (Genoa), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa).