Luciano Spalletti has officially confirmed his Italy national team squad for November’s Nations League fixtures against Belgium and France, including first call-ups for Nicolo Savona, Pietro Comuzzo and Nicolo Rovella.
Italy will play their fifth and sixth Nations League matches of the season away against Belgium on November 14 and then against France in San Siro on November 17.
There are a few changes compared to Spalletti’s last Nations League squad back in October. Centre-backs Riccardo Calafiori and Matteo Gabbia miss out through injury, which means a return for Federico Gatti and a first senior call-up for 19-year-old Comuzzo.
Nicolo Barella is in the squad after missing out in October while he had an operation on his nose. Nicolo Rovella is also included after Lazio’s strong start to the 2024-25 season.
Niccolo Pisilli and Daniel Maldini, who earned their first call-ups in October, remain with the squad for the November fixtures.
Official: Spalletti confirms latest Italy squad
Goalkeepers: Donnarumma (PSG), Vicario (Tottenham), Meret (Napoli).
Defenders: Bastoni (Inter), Buongiorno (Napoli), Cambiaso (Juventus), Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Dimarco (Inter), Gatti (Juventus), Okoli (Leicester City), Savona (Juventus), Udogie (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Barella (Inter), Frattesi (Inter), Pisilli (Roma), Ricci (Torino), Rovella (Lazio), Tonali (Newcastle).
Forwards: Kean (Fiorentina), Maldini (Monza), Raspadori (Napoli), Retegui (Atalanta).
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He dropped Zaniolo, Fagioli, and still no Locatelli.
Give the young men a chance to show their wears!
No Locatelli = insanity.