Silvio Baldini Italy U21 coach set to lead senior side in June internationals following Gattuso exit

Italys absence from this years World Cup in North America prompted the resignation of Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina under political scrutiny while ex goalkeeeper Gianluigi Buffon quit as delegation head. Manager Gennaro Gattuso also departed from his role.

Italy will travel to face Luxembourg on 3 June then meet Greece on 7 June in Crete.

The squad kicks off in the fifth UEFA Nations League edition come September placed in Group 1 of League A alongside France Belgium and Turkey.