Luciano Spalletti has released the list of 27 players who will be called up for Italy’s upcoming UEFA Euro Qualifier matches against Malta and England. A handful of injury concerns have hit the Azzurri camp, but Spalletti will nonetheless bet on his side and try to bring all six points back home.
Tottenham Hotspur winger Destiny Udogie has been called up for the first time in his career, whereas Inter stopper Francesco Acerbi, Juventus marksman Moise Kean, and Fiorentina ace Giacomo Bonaventura make their return to the Azzurri squad.
The most notable absences are that of Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Riccardo Orsolini, and Mateo Retegui. Federico Chiesa, Davide Frattesi, and Gianluca Scamacca have been surprisingly included, as they were expected to sit out due to fitness issues.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
DF: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);
MF: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
FW: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Moise Kean (Juventus), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
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