U21 EURO: Italy vs. Romania official line-ups | OneFootball

Italy open their European Under-21 Championship campaign against Romania with Tommaso Baldanzi, Luca Koleosho and Willy Gnonto.

It kicks off at the Anton Malatinsky Stadium in Trnava at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT, 21.00 CET).

The Azzurrini are in Group A along with Romania, Spain and host nation Slovakia.

Spain are currently top after scraping a 90th minute victory over Slovakia, 3-2.

Only the top two teams from each group go through to the quarter-finals.

SALON-DE-PROVENCE, FRANCE – JUNE 12: Carmine Nunziata, head coach of Italy U21, reacts during the 50th Tournoi Maurice Revello match between Italy U21 and Indonesia U20 at Stade Marcel Roustan on June 12, 2024 in Salon-de-Provence, France. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

Coach Carmine Nunziata has Cesare Casadei and Diego Coppola available after both participated in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with the senior squad.

However, they are initially on the bench for the Azzurrini.

Roma creative midfielder Baldanzi and Burnley’s Koleosho are in support of the False 9, Leeds United striker Gnonto.

Their top scorer in qualifying, Spezia’s Francesco Pio Esposito, misses the tournament through injury.

LEEDS, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 10: Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United lduring the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Rotherham United at Elland Road on February 10, 2024 in Leeds, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

This is largely the Italy squad that won the U19 EURO title in 2023 and reached the U-20 World Cup Final the same year.

There are five players in the Romania Under-21 squad who are at Italian clubs, including Udinese goalkeeper Razvan Sava, Lecce striker Rares Burnete, Catanzaro winger Rares Ilie and Milan Futuro defender Matteo Dutu.

Italy: Desplanches; Zanotti, Ghilardi, Pirola, Ruggeri; Fabbian, Prati, Ndour; Baldanzi, Koleosho; Gnonto

Romania: Sava; Strata, Ignat, M Ilie, Borza; Corbu, Akdag, Grameni; Stoica, Munteanu, R Ilie

Ref: Fotias (GRE)