Italy add Fortini to squad for Luxembourg and Greece friendly tests | OneFootball

Italy will bring Fiorentina defender Niccolò Fortini with the squad throughout their friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece.

It is a late addition for the Nazionale, who are set to fly out to Luxembourg on Tuesday afternoon to prepare for the game on Wednesday evening.

They then return to Florence and the Coverciano training camo, before the trip to Greece on Sunday night.

Italy testing new players

EMPOLI, ITALY – MARCH 26: Silvio Baldini manager of Italy U21 looks on during the UEFA Under 21 EURO Qualifier match between Italy U21 and North Macedonia U21 at Stadio Carlo Castellani on March 26, 2026 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Interim coach Silvio Baldini, promoted from the Under-21 bench as the senior squad currently is without a CT following Gennaro Gattuso’s resignation, had named a 24-man squad.

He also added another four players to train with them at Coverciano last week, namely Tommaso Berti of Cesena, Fiorentina’s Fortini, Gabriele Guarino of Empoli and Atalanta player Dominic Vavassori.

FLORENCE, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Niccolo’ Fortini of ACF Fiorentina in action during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Artemio Franchi on November 22, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

It was today announced that Fortini would remain with the squad and travel to the two friendly matches, so the group is expanded to 25 names.

Many of them are uncapped, as Baldini felt it was better to give an opportunity to new faces at the end of a tough season where the Nazionale failed to qualify for the World Cup.

Italy squad for Luxembourg and Greece

Goalkeepers: Giovanni Daffara (Avellino), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone)

Defenders: Honest Ahanor (Atalanta), Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia Monchengladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), Niccolò Fortini (Fiorentina), Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Marco Palestra (Cagliari), Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund)

Midfielders: Tommaso Berti (Cesena), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Juventus), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma)

Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Lecce), Luigi Cherubini (Sampdoria), Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC)