Gattuso Announces Italy National Team Squad for International Break
Gennaro Gattuso, the head coach of the Italian national team, announced a squad of 28 players in preparation for the playoff qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The Italian national team is set to face Northern Ireland on Thursday, March 26, at the Bergamo Stadium, as part of the European playoff semi-finals. The winner of this match will meet the victor of the Wales vs. Bosnia encounter in the final.
The lineup saw the return of Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa, while the coaching staff decided to exclude Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from the squad.
The list of the Italian national team is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Ilya Caprile - Marco Carnesecchi - Gianluigi Donnarumma - Alex Meret.
Defense line: Alessandro Bastoni - Alejandro Buongiorno - Riccardo Calafiori - Andrea Cambiaso - Diego Coppola - Federico Dimarco - Federico Gatti - Gianluca Mancini - Marco Balestra - Giorgio Scalvini - Leandro Spinazzola.
Midfield: Nicolò Barella - Bryan Cristante - Davide Frattesi - Manuel Locatelli - Nicolò Bessili - Sandro Tonali.
Attack: Federico Chiesa - Francesco Esposito - Moise Kean - Matteo Politano - Raspadori - Mateo Retegui - Gianluca Scamacca.
The Italian national team is set to face Northern Ireland on Thursday, March 26, at the Bergamo Stadium, as part of the European playoff semi-finals. The winner of this match will meet the victor of the Wales vs. Bosnia encounter in the final.
The lineup saw the return of Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa, while the coaching staff decided to exclude Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from the squad.
The list of the Italian national team is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Ilya Caprile - Marco Carnesecchi - Gianluigi Donnarumma - Alex Meret.
Defense line: Alessandro Bastoni - Alejandro Buongiorno - Riccardo Calafiori - Andrea Cambiaso - Diego Coppola - Federico Dimarco - Federico Gatti - Gianluca Mancini - Marco Balestra - Giorgio Scalvini - Leandro Spinazzola.
Midfield: Nicolò Barella - Bryan Cristante - Davide Frattesi - Manuel Locatelli - Nicolò Bessili - Sandro Tonali.
Attack: Federico Chiesa - Francesco Esposito - Moise Kean - Matteo Politano - Raspadori - Mateo Retegui - Gianluca Scamacca.
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