Italy coach Antonio Conte has revealed the squad that will face Belgium and Romania in the next two friendly international matches.
The Azzurri will first travel to Brussels to play Belgium in an international friendly on November 13 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster. Conte’s squad will then return to Italy to take on Romania in Bologna on November 17.
Conte called up 28 players for these two matches, with Claudio Marchisio, Alessio Cerci and Stefano Okaka all returning after their absence from his previous squad.
Italy squad to face Belgium and Romania:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Luca Antonelli (Milan), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria);
Midfielders: Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessio Cerci (Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (AS Monaco), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria);
Forwards: Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Eder Citadin Martins (Sampdoria), Stefano Okaka (Anderlecht), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus).
