35 players have been called up by Roberto Mancini for the three-day internship in Coverciano in view of the World Cup playoffs: after more than three years Mario Balotelli returns to wear the blue shirt, while goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi is on their first call to the national team. defenders Luiz Felipe and Giorgio Scalvini, midfielders Nicolò Fagioli, Davide Frattesi and Samuele Ricci and forward Joao Pedro.
Two and a half months after the matches played with Switzerland and Northern Ireland, the national team will meet in the Technical Center near Florence from 12 next Wednesday to Friday 28 January, for the closed-door stage. The players of the blue group currently injured could be added to take part in the preparatory tactical work for the races in March.
This is the complete list of those called up.
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Cremonese), Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Alex Meret (Naples), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa).
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Davide Calabria (Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Naples), Alessandro Florenzi (Milan), Luiz Felipe (Lazio) ), Gianluca Mancini (Rome), Luca Pellegrini (Juventus), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta).
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Rome), Nicolò Fagioli (Cremonese), Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Samuele Ricci (Empoli), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Sandro Tonali (Milan).
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Adana Demirspor), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Naples), Joao Pedro (Cagliari), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) , Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Rome)
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