Italy announce squad for EURO qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta

Antonio Conte has named his final squad for upcoming qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta.

Andrea Pirlo of Italy

Conte has named 23 men with goalie Gianluigi Buffon leading the squad as always. Veteran midfielder Andrea Pirlo continues to make his place while AC Milan forward continues to miss out from the squad. Despite being called up into the squad, uncapped midfielder Domenico Berardi has pulled out of squad citing injury concerns.

There has been two major injuries, Lorenzo Insigne has been ruled out of friendly but Sebastian Giovinco’s status is not yet clear. The Toronto based forward limped off injured in the team’s 2-1 win last night but has not updated his status since then.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Zenit St. Petersburg), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan).

Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).

Forwards: Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria), Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco), Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Ciro Immobile (Sevilla), Graziano Pelle (Southampton), Franco Vazquez (Palermo), Simone Zaza (Juventus)