Man Utd whizkid gets Italy Under-21 call up

Manchester United youngster Federico Macheda has been called up by Italy Under-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi for his temporary squad of 40 players for the Under-21 European Championship in Sweden.

Casiraghi will cut down his squad to 23 players on June 8.

United forward Macheda has impressed for the Premier League side this season, following his debut.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers:
Andrea Consigli, Vincenzo Fiorillo, Andrea Seculin, Salvatore Sirigu.

Defenders:
Marco Andreolli, Lorenzo Ariaudo, Salvatore Bocchetti, Daniele Capelli, Domenico Criscito, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Andrea Esposito, Lino Marzoratti, Marco Motta, Francesco Pisano, Andrea Ranocchia, Matteo Rubin, Fabiano Santacroce, Davide Santon.

Midfielders:
Ignazio Abate, Antonino Barillà, Davide Bottone, Antonio Candreva, Alessio Cerci, Luca Cigarini, Paolo De Ceglie, Daniele Dessena, Davide Lanzafame, Claudio Marchisio, Piermario Morosini, Andrea Poli,

Forwards:
Robert Acquafresca, Mario Barwuah Balotelli, Davide Di Gennaro, Sebastian Giovinco, Federico Macheda, Ettore Mendicino, Daniel Pablo Osvaldo, Alberto Paloschi, Michele Paolucci, Nicola Pozzi.

[Source: Tuttosport]