Matteo Canali

Matteo Canali (Marino, 11 September 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in united Rugby Championship.

Under contract with Rovigo Delta, for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby. He played for Petrarca Padova in Italian Top10 from 2021 to 2023. Canali signed for Zebre Parma in August 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season against the.

In 2018 Canali was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.