Roma striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo has been recalled to the Italian national team for the Azzurri’s match against Argentina next week.
The match will see the two footballing nations square off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in honour of Pope Francis.
Osvaldo did not feature for the Azzurri at this summer’s Confederations Cup after insulting Roma coach Aurelio Andreazzoli via Twitter after last season’s Coppa Italia final.
Other notable inclusions are Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne, Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi and Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti who all featured for the Azzurrini at the European Championship this summer.
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris St. Germain)
Defenders: Luca Antonelli (Genoa), Davide Astori (Cagliari), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter)
Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Sunderland), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco Verratti (Paris St. Germain)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (Milan), Alberto Gilardino (Genoa), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (Roma)
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