Italy midfielder to miss Azerbaijan trip

Date: 9th October 2015 at 7:54pm
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Pirlo+Verratti ItalyItaly midfielder Andrea Pirlo has been ruled out of the match against Azerbaijan.

The Azzurri travel to Baku on Saturday night in their penultimate Euro 2016 Qualifier with Pirlo named in the squad picked by Antonio Conte.

The coach will now have to look elsewhere, though, after Rai Italia reported that the 36-year-old will miss the game due to picking up an injury.

Conte’s men need to beat either Azerbaijan or claim three points in their final qualifier against Norway on Tuesday night in order to claim automatic qualification to the finals of the tournament in France next summer.

This isn’t the first injury problem they’ve faced, with Lorenzo Insigne picking up a knock, with Giacomo Bonaventura being brought in as a replacement.

Italy currently top Group H in the qualification stage, two points ahead of second-placed Norway.

 

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