Italy coach Antonio Conte has announced the squad for the upcoming 2016 European Championship qualifiers.
The Azzurri host Malta and Bulgaria on September 3 and 6 in Florence and Palermo respectively, and Conte has revealed who could be picked for both games.
The 28-man squad features a return for Sebastian Giovinco who has found success in Canada, while Mario Balotelli is not named despite speculation recently that Conte could pick him following his return to AC Milan.
The squad named by Conte is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Salvatore Sirigu, Daniele Padelli
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito, Matteo Darmian, Mattia De Sciglio, Manuel Pasqual, Andrea Ranocchia,
Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci, Daniele De Rossi, Alessandro Florenzi, Marco Parolo, Andrea Pirlo, Roberto Soriano, Marco Verratti
Forwards: Antonio Candreva, Eder, Stephan El Shaarawy, Manolo Gabbiadini, Sebastian Giovinco, Ciro Immobile, Graziano Pelle, Franco Vazquez, Simone Zaza
