Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessio Romagnoli and Davide Calabria have been included in Luigi Di Biagio’s Italy U21 squad for the upcoming matches.

Sinisa Mihajlovic shocked the world when he benched Diego Lopez for the 16-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma but his choice seems to have paid off as Milan managed a first clean sheet and won all three games with Donnarumma in goal.

With Lopez now out treating an injury (he’s been suffering from patellar tendinopathy in his left knee), Donnarumma is Milan’s first-choice goalkeeper and his performances haven’t gone unnoticed around the world and in particular inside the peninsula.

U21 Italy coach Luigi Di Biagio has called-up Donnarumma for the upcoming in European championship qualifying matches. The Azzurrini face Serbia on the 13th November at Stadion Karadjordje (18:30 CET) and take on Lithuania on Tuesday the 17th at the Stadio T. Patini (17:00).

Gigio is one of three Milan players who are in the squad as Alessio Romagnoli, who is a regular for the Under 21 side, and youth product Davide Calabria are in the squad of Di Biagio as well.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Simone Scuffet (Como);

Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Cagliari), Davide Calabria (Milan), Mattia Caldara (Cesena), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Alex Ferrari (Bologna), Nicola Murru (Cagliari), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), Daniele Rugani (Juventus);

Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Nicolò Fazzi (Virtus Entella), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Rolando Mandragora (Pescara), Valerio Verre (Pescara);

Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Kingsley Boateng (Bari), Alberto Cerri (Cagliari), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Gaetano Monachello (Atalanta).