Scotland Men’s Under-19 Head Coach Neil MacFarlane has named a squad of 23 as his side prepare to play Italy in a double-header of friendlies next month.

Joseph McGrath of Hibs and Alfie Osborne of Hearts are included along with former Hibs pair Josh Landers and Rory Whittaker of West Ham United and Southampton and Matthew Gillies of Stranraer (On loan from Heart of Midlothian).

Scotland will be hosted at the Antonio Molinari Stadium and the Stadio Mario Lancellotta for the two games, which takes place on Friday, 10 October and Monday, 13 October, respectively.

Scotland Under-19s were last in action in early September when they competed in the Slovenia Nations Cup.

Across the three ties in the tournament, the young side experienced a narrow 3-2 defeat tot he hosts, followed by a 2-1 de

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