Gennaro Gattuso, the head coach of the Italy national team, announced the Azzurri's roster for the World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Estonia and another match, including 27 players.

According to 'Football Italia', the Italian national team will play its first match against Estonia in Tallinn on Saturday, October 11, and will host another match on October 14 at the Friuli Stadium in Udine.

This comes after Gattuso led the Azzurri in his first appearance as coach last September, achieving a significant victory over Estonia with a 5-0 score, followed by another match where he triumphed with a score of 5-4. The Italian national team currently occupies the second position in Group Nine with a postponed match.

Federico Chiesa, the Liverpool star, was absent from the roster due to not having regular playing opportunities under coach Arne Slot.

The Italy national team roster for the international break is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Carnesecchi - Donnarumma - Alex Meret - Vicario.

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori - Andrea Cambiaso - Coppola - Giovanni Di Lorenzo - Federico Dimarco - Matteo Gabbia - Gianluca Mancini - Destiny Udogie.

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella - Bryan Cristante - Davide Frattesi - Manuel Locatelli - Hans Nicolussi - Sandro Tonali.

Forwards: Francesco Esposito - Moise Kean - Riccardo Orsolini - Matteo Politano - Raspadori - Matteo Retegui - Mattia Zaccagni - Nicolo Cambiaso.