The Malta Under-21 side will be in action on Tuesday, facing B Italia – the Italian Serie B Under-21 side – in a friendly match at the Hibernians Stadium, kick-off at 19:00.
Coach Ray ‘Zazu’ Farrugia will be using this game as preparation for the next UEFA Under-21 campaign which gets underway next year.
The players at the disposal of the Malta Under-21 coach are:
goalkeeper Daniel Balzan (Hibs), Steve Sultana (Qormi);
defenders Ferdinando Apap (Mosta), Owen Bugeja (Floriana), Ryan Camenzuli (Birkirkara), Yessous Camilleri (Balzan), Matthew Gauci (Qormi), Luca Martinelli (Sliema), Zach Muscat (Birkirkara), Jurgen Pisani (Pietà);
midfielders Ayrton Azzopardi (Hibs), Johann Bezzina (Hibs), Clyde Borg (Floriana), Mattia Del Negro (Naxxar), Bjorn Kristensen (Hibs), Rowen Muscat (Birkirkara), Daniel Zerafa (Hamrun);
forwards Daren Falzon (Naxxar), Lydon Micallef (Vittoriosa), Steve Pisani (Hibs), Terence Vella (Hamrun).
The Italian squad is made up of:
goalkeepers Alessandro Berardi (Verona), Alessandro Iacobucci (Spezia);
defenders Simone Benedetti (Spezia), Cristiano Biraghi (Cittadella), Riccardo Brosco (Ternana), Luca Ghiringhelli (Novara), Filippo Minarini (Modena) Daniele Rosania (Lanciano);
midfielders Daniele Baselli (Cittadella), Giorgio Capece (Ascoli), Alessandro De Vitis (Padova), Manuel Giandonato (Vicenza), Riccardo Importa (Juve Stabia), Raffaele Maiello (Crotone);
forwards Pietro Iemmello (Pro Vercelli), Stefano Pettinari (Crotone), Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli), Simone Zaza (Ascoli).