Italy coach Roberto Mancini has invited 37 players to the League of Nations matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands. For the first time he has invited Alessandro Bastoni, Manuel Locatelli and Francesco Caputo.
Italy return to the field for the League of Nations on September 4 and 7, where they will face Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Artemio Franchi Stadium three days before visiting the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Arena.
Captain Giorgio Chiellini returns to the squad as three new faces are introduced to the group. Inter defender Baston and Sassuolo’s duo Locatelli and Caputo who have been invited to meet at Coverciano on 29 August.
Italy squad for matches against Bosnia and the Netherlands:
Goalkeepers: Cragno (Cagliari), Donnarumma (Milan), Meret (Napoli), Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Acerbi (Lazio), Bastoni (Inter), Biraghi (Inter), Bonucci (Juventus), Caldara (Atalanta), Chiellini (Juventus), D’Ambrosio (Inter), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Florenzi (Roma), Mancini (Roma), Pellegrini (Juventus), Spinazzola (Roma)
Midfielders: Barella (Inter), Bonaventura, Castrovilli (Fiorentina), Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea), Gagliardini (Inter), Locatelli (Sassuolo), Pellegrini (Roma), Sensi (Inter), Tonali (Brescia), Zaniolo (Roma)
Forwards: Belotti (Torino), Bernardeschi (Juventus), Caputo (Sassuolo), Chiesa (Fiorentina), El Shaarawy (Shanghai Shenua), Immobile (Lazio), Insigne (Napoli), Kean (Everton), Lasagna (Udinese), Orsolini (Bologna)
