Spalletti calls up 4 of his former Napoli gamers in his first Italy squad

ROME — Four Napoli gamers determine in new coach Luciano Spalletti’s first Italy squad after main the membership to the Serie A title final season.

Spalletti referred to as up goalkeeper Alex Meret, full again Giovanni Di Lorenzo – his captain at Napoli – in addition to forwards Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori in a 29-man squad on Friday. All 4 gamers helped Spalletti to his first Italian league title.

Spalletti was employed when Roberto Mancini surprisingly left final month and took cost of Saudi Arabia’s crew.

Italy faces North Macedonia and Ukraine in European Championship qualifiers on Sept. 9 and 12, respectively. The Azzurri have three factors from their opening two video games in Group C to path England and Ukraine.

Lazio defender Nicolò Casale was handed his first name up, whereas former captain Leonardo Bonucci, Jorginho, Marco Verratti and Francesco Acerbi have been neglected.

Bonucci was neglected of preseason coaching at Juventus and transferred to Union Berlin on Friday.

Italy:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Nicolò Casale (Lazio), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Monza), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle).

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).

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