Kean out, Cambiaghi in. Gennaro Gattuso has been forced to make this change for the national team’s final two Worl Cup qualifying matches, against Moldova (November 13, Chisinau) and Norway (November 16, Milan). The Fiorentina striker, who picked up an injury while playing for his club, will be unable to join the squad. In his place, the head coach has called up Bologna forward Nicolò Cambiaghi, who made his national team debut on October 14 in Udine in the final minutes of the match against Israel. 

Nicolò Cambiaghi, 2000-born Bologna forward

The Azzurri will meet tomorrow at the National Training Centre in Coverciano, where they will hold their first training session in the afternoon. The camp will officially open at 14:00 CET with Gennaro Gattuso’s press conference. 

SQUAD LIST

GOALKEEPERS: Elia Caprile (Cagliari), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);

DEFENDERS: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma);

MIDFIELDERS: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Samuele Ricci (AC Milan), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);

FORWARDS: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

 

FIXTURES AND STANDINGS FOR GROUP I, CET

November 13, 18:00 – Norway vs. Estonia (Oslo)

November 13, 20:45 –  Moldova vs. ITALY (Chisinau)

November 16, 20:45 – Israel vs. Moldova (Debrecen)

November 16, 20:45 –  ITALY vs. Norway (Milan)

Standings: Norway 18 pts (played 6), ITALY 15 (6), Israel 9 (7), Estonia 4 (7), Moldova 1 (6).