De Silvestri, Ranocchia and Soriano train with Italy in Coverciano

The Italy squad got stuck into preparations for their forthcoming glamour friendlies against Spain and Germany with a double dose of training on Monday.

After meeting up in Coverciano late on Sunday night, the Azzurri players – with Doria trio Lorenzo De Silvestri, Andrea Ranocchia and Roberto Soriano in their ranks – worked morning and afternoon with Thursday’s game against the European champions at the Stadio Friuli (20:45 CET) just three days away.

The Azzurri will be put through another double workout on Tuesday, before travelling to Udine on Wednesday.

After Easter, Antonio Conte’s men will venture north to Munich for another friendly against the 2014 World Cup winners on Tuesday 29 March (20:45).