Ndour and three others withdraw from Italy U21 camp

Four players have withdrawn from the Italy U21 camp ahead of friendlies coming up against France and Belgium later this week, including Fiorentina midfielder and recent hat-trick hero Cher Ndour.

Fiorentina’s Ndour, Frosinone pair Gabriele Calvani and Matteo Centichella, and Palermo’s Dominic Vavassori have all withdrawn from the Italy U21 squad, the FIGC has confirmed in a statement on Tuesday .

Vavasssori is unavailable through illness and did not report to the training camp in Tirrenia on Monday. He will remain at home. Ndour, Calvani and Centichella did report for international duty, but have since dropped for unspecified reasons.

Silvio Baldini still has 24 players available to select from heading into Friday’s friendly against France and Monday’s test against Belgium. No replacements have been called in as things stand.

Goalkeepers: Giovanni Daffara (Parma), Diego Mascardi (Torino), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone), Massimo Pessina (Bologna).

Defenders: Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), Emanuele Lulli (Roma), Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Brando Moruzzi (Avellino).

Midfielders: Lorenzo Amatucci (Deportivo La Coruna), Tommaso Berti (Cremonese), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Avellino), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Mattia Mannini (Benevento).

Forwards: Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Francesco Camarda (Milan), Luigi Cherubini (Benevento), Jeff Ekhator (Juventus), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund).