Italy prepares

May 20, 2000
Juventus Official Site

Dino Zoff’s Italy squad will meet at their usual camp in Coverciano on Monday, in preparation for this summer’s Euro 2000. Seven Bianconeri – Mark Iuliano, Ciro Ferrara, Gianluca Pessotto, Antonio Conte, Gianluca Zambrotta, Alessandro Del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi – have returned from a week’s holiday and will be among the 26-man group.

They are not the only ones to be facing international action. Edgar Davids and Edwin Van der Sar will be getting ready for the tournament with the Dutch side, while Zinedine Zidane joins the French squad and Darko Kovacevic the Yugoslavian.

Further afield, the 2002 World Cup qualifiers are continuing apace in South America. Uruguay national coach Daniel Passarella has called up Paolo Montero and Juve new recruit Fabian O’Neill for his side’s third match, against Chile at Montevideo on 3 June.

Finally, young Enzo Maresca’s presence has been requested by Claudio Gentile, who heads up the Italy Under-20 side. Maresca will be hoping to see some of the action in the Tolone tournament, which runw from 25 May to 4 June.
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