Italy call 18-year-old Cacciamani after injury problems | OneFootball

Italy coach Silvio Baldini has called up another new face for the senior side, as Juve Stabia’s Alessio Cacciamani has joined the team, after Marco Palestra and Luigi Cherubini pulled out.

The Azzurri beat Luxembourg 1-0 in Wednesday evening’s friendly match and will face Greece away from home on Sunday night.

Baldini is the interim coach following Gennaro Gattuso’s resignation, promoted temporarily from the Under-21 squad, and gave 15 players their senior debuts.

CESENA, ITALY – OCTOBER 10: Silvio Baldini head coach of Italy U21 during the UEFA Under21 EURO Qualifier betweenItaly U21 v Sweden U21 and ad hoc Arena im Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld on October 10, 2025 in Cesena, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

He is expected to launch yet more careers in Greece, but Atalanta full-back Palestra and Roma-owned Cherubini withdrew from the camp due to injuries.

Today the call came for Cacciamani, who is set to turn 19 later this month.

The left-sided winger is owned by Torino, but spent this season on loan in Serie B with Juve Stabia, where he scored two goals in 33 games.

The starting XI for Italy against Luxembourg (@Azzurri)

Updated Italy squad

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), Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund);

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

Forwards: Alessio Cacciamani (Juve Stabia), Francesco Camarda (Lecce), Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC).