Italy squad numbers for friendly in Luxembourg as Ndour given 10 | OneFootball

Italy have announced the squad numbers for tomorrow’s friendly match against Luxembourg, as Francesco Pio Esposito wears Number 9 and Cher Ndour gets the iconic 10.

It kicks off in Luxembourg on Wednesday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

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)

This friendly, and the trip to Greece on Sunday evening, are under the guidance of interim coach Silvio Baldini, who was promoted from the Under-21 side following the resignation of Gennaro Gattuso.

There are a few familiar faces, including captain Gianluigi Donnarumma and Inter striker Esposito, but the squad is largely made up of young and uncapped players.

Pio Esposito has been handed the Number 9 jersey, while Fiorentina midfielder Ndour is wearing Number 10, the shirt he also wears at Under-21 level.

ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – MARCH 31: Francesco Pio Esposito shows his dejection of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

Italy squad numbers

Goalkeepers: 12 Giovanni Daffara (Avellino), 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), 23 Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone)

Defenders: 24 Honest Ahanor (Atalanta), 3 Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), 4 Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia Monchengladbach), 15 Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), 22 Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), 25 Niccolò Fortini (Fiorentina), 6 Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), 2 Marco Palestra (Cagliari), 13 Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund)

Midfielders: 14 Tommaso Berti (Cesena), 20 Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), 16 Giacomo Faticanti (Juventus), 5 Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), 10 Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), 21 Niccolò Pisilli (Roma)

Forwards: 8 Francesco Camarda (Lecce), 7 Luigi Cherubini (Sampdoria), 18 Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), 9 Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), 17 Seydou Fini (Frosinone), 19 Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund), 11 Luca Koleosho (Paris FC)