Stefano Vecchi's squad for the 70th edition of the Viareggio Cup

VIAREGGIO - Stefano Vecchi's Under-17s will kick off today at 15:00 CET at the Stadio Necchi-Balloni in Forte dei Marmi against Australian side A.P.I.A Leichhardt in the 70th edition of the Viareggio Cup. A number of players have been forced to withdraw. Nicola Tintori and Xian Emmers are injured while Vladan Dekic, Davide Bettella, Federico Valietti, Gabriele Zappa and Nicolò Zaniolo are absent on international duty. Armand Rada, Facundo Colidio and Jens Odgaard will only be available for the group stage. 

SQUAD LIST: 

GOALKEEPERS: Pissardo, Pozzer, Bagheria;

DEFENDERS: Corrado, Lombardoni, Marzupio, Nolan, Rizzo, Sala, Van den Eynden, Valietti*, Zappa*;

MIDFIELDERS: Brignoli, Danso, Gavioli, Pompetti, Rada, Roric, Schirò, Visconti;

FORWARDS: Adorante, Belkheir, Colidio, D'Amico, Merola, Odgaard, Rover, Vergani.

(*In the Viareggio Cup squad but they will become unavailable should they be called up for the Elite Round of the Under-19 European Championship)