Luciano Spalletti has made a number of adjustments to his Italy squad for his or her upcoming Nations League fixtures in opposition to Belgium and France.
Italy are at the moment prime of Group A2 by a degree after 4 video games, and know a win in opposition to Belgium subsequent week will safe their place within the quarter-finals of the competitors.
Spalletti was in a position to title Inter’s Nicolo Barella again to his ranks after the midfielder missed the Azzurri’s October encounters after present process nostril surgical procedure.
Solely Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Darmian (each 38) and Marcus Thuram (57) have gained extra duels than Barella (35) for Inter in Serie A this season.
Nonetheless, the Italians will likely be with out defensive duo Riccardo Calafiori and Matteo Gabbia, with the previous selecting up a knee situation in Arsenal’s Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Luciano Spalletti’s newest squad #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/9lrcYuZVuA
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Spalletti additionally didn’t embrace Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini, who was despatched off within the 2-2 draw with Belgium final month, or Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli.
Fiorentina’s Pietro Comuzzo, Juventus’ Nicolo Savona and Lazio’s Nicolo Rovella all come into the squad, receiving their first senior call-ups.
Rovella has been notably spectacular within the Italian top-flight this season.
Solely Matteo Guendouzi (477) has accomplished extra passes for Lazio in Serie A than Rovella, although the 22-year-old boasts a move accuracy of 93.1% in comparison with the Frenchman’s 88.99%.
Italy journey to the Stade Roi Baudouin on November 14 to face Belgium, earlier than welcoming France to the San Siro three days later.
Italy squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, (Paris Saint-Germain), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham), Alex Meret (Napoli); Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Caleb Okoli (Leicester Metropolis), Nicolo Savona (Juventus), Future Udogie (Tottenham); Nicolo Barella (Inter), Davide Frattesi (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolo Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle); Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniel Maldini (Monza), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).