The matches are scheduled for November 15 and 19.
The Ukraine U21 football team has announced its squad for the November friendly matches against Portugal and Italy.
According to the official UAF Telegram channel, the head coach of the “blue-yellows” Unai Melgos has called up 24 players to the national team.
Youth team squad Ukraine (U-21) for matches against Portugal and Italy
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo), Georgiy Yermakov (Oleksandria), Ivan Pakholiuk (Kolos).
Defenders: Arseniy Batagov (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Taras Mikhavko, Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (both – Dynamo), Volodymyr Salyuk (Metalist 1925), Roman Didyk, Vitaliy Roman (both – Rukh), Ilya Krupskiy (Vorskla), Denys Kuzyk (Kryvbas).
Midfielders: Ivan Varfolomeyev (Slovan, Czech Republic), Maksym Melnichenko (Polesye), Oleh Ocheretko (Karpaty), Valentin Rubchinskiy, Nazar Voloshin, Maksym Bragaru (all from Dynamo), Oleksandr Yatsyk (Zorya), Ilya Kvasnitsa (Rukh), Maksym Khlan, Anton Tsarenko (both from Lechia, Poland).
Forwards: Igor Krasnopir (Rukh), Igor Gorbach (Zorya), Bohdan Vyunyk (Lechia, Poland).
The match of the Ukrainian youth team against the Portuguese will take place on November 15 in Alverca do Ribatejo, and Melgosa's team will play the Italians on November 19 in La Spezia.
These matches will be preparation for the Ukrainian youth team for the final tournament of Euro 2025, which will be hosted by Slovakia next year. The draw for the continental championship with the participation of our team will take place on December 3.