U-21: changes in Ukraine squad for friendly matches against Portugal and Italy
The Ukraine U-21 team will play away matches against Portugal and Italy in November as part of their preparation for the UEFA EURO 2025 (U-21) final tournament. Head coach Unai Melgosa has selected 24 players for these friendly matches.
Here is the updated list of players called up by the coaching staff.
Ukraine U-21 Roster
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo Kyiv), Heorhiy Yermakov (Oleksandriya), Ivan Pakholyuk (Koloss Kovalivka).
Defenders: Arseniy Batagov (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Roman Didyk, Vitaliy Roman (both - Rukh Lviv), Illia Krupskyi (Vorskla Poltava), Denys Kuzyk (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), Eduard Kozik (Kolos Kovalivka), Mykola Oharkov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksiy Husiev (Zorya Luhansk).
Midfielders: Anton Tsarenko, Maksym Khlan (both - Lechia, Poland), Ivan Varfolomeyev (Slovan, Czechia), Maksym Melnychenko (Polissya Zhytomyr), Oleh Ocheretko (Karpaty Lviv), Maksym Bragaru (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Yatsyk (Zorya Luhansk), Illia Kvasnytsia, Oleh Fedor (both - Rukh Lviv), Vladyslav Veleten (Kolos Kovalivka).
Forwards: Bohdan Vyunnyk (Lechia, Poland), Ihor Krasnopir (Rukh Lviv), Ihor Horbach (Zorya Luhansk).
The friendly match Portugal vs Ukraine will take place in the parish of Alverca do Ribatejo, located in the Lisbon District, on November 15. The match at the Alverca stadium will start at 19:30 Kyiv time.
The match Italy vs Ukraine will be held in La Spezia on November 19. The game at the Alberto Picco stadium will begin at 19:15 Kyiv time.
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