Italian national team coach Giampiero Ventura announced the squad list for the World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Spain.
The Azzurri will come in Skopje to face Macedonia with their strongest team. Back in the team after the long injury is reserve keeper Mattia Perin, who is teammate of Goran Pandev. From the previous squad that beat Israel, isn’t summoned only Luca Antonelli. Others also didn’t got a call, but they didn’t play in the opening round. Of the 26 players, only 6 aren’t playing in the Serie A.
Italy will start preparing starting from Sunday at their standard training place in Coverciano, Florence.
Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus
Gianluigi Donnarumma – Milan
Mattia Perin – Genoa
Davide Astori – Fiorentina
Andrea Barzagli – Juventus
Leonardo Bonucci – Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus
Domenico Criscito – Zenit
Matteo Darmian – Manchester United
Mattia De Sciglio – Milan
Angelo Ogbonna – West Ham
Alessio Romagnoli – Milan
Federico Bernardeschi – Fiorentina
Giacomo Bonaventura – Milan
Antonio Candreva – Inter
Daniele De Rossi – Roma
Alessandro Florenzi – Roma
Riccardo Montolivo – Milan
Marco Parolo – Lazio
Marco Verratti – PSG
Andrea Belotti – Torino
Éder Citadin Martins – Inter
Manolo Gabbiadini – Napoli
Ciro Immobile – Lazio
Graziano Pellè – Shāndōng Lǔnéng Tàishān
Nicola Sansone – Villarreal
Italy will first host Spain on October 6 in Turin in what will be a derby in the Group G. Later on the 9th will be in Skopje to face Macedonia. Macedonia national team coach Igor Angelovski already announced the squad.