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Azzurri depart for Skopje, as Chiesa and Pellegrini leave the group

The Juventus forward and Roma midfielder have muscular injuries and are unavailable for the games with North Macedonia and Ukraine, and will return to their respective clubs

Friday, September 8, 2023

Azzurri depart for Skopje, as Chiesa and Pellegrini leave the group

The First Team had their last training session this morning at Coverciano before setting off to Skopje, where they will take on North Macedonia tomorrow evening (20:45 CEST, live on Rai 1 in their third group game of EURO 2024 qualifiying.

Federico Chiesa and Lorenzo Pellegrini wil not be on the plane this afternoon travelling to the Macedonian capital, after tests revealed both have muscle problems, and will miss the two upcoming games. They will now return to their respective clubs to receive treatment.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), 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), Matteo Pessina (Monza), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Forwards: Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).