Italy announced their 23-man squad and shirt numbers against Liechtenstein, as Andrea Belotti gets Number 9 and Marco Verratti wears 10.

The World Cup qualifier kicks off in Vaduz on Saturday at 19.45 GMT.

The team is limited to 23, so Coach Giampiero Ventura has to leave out Armando Izzo, Federico Bernardeschi, Nicola Sansone, Leonardo Pavoletti, Gianluca Lapadula and suspended Marco Parolo.

Torino hitman Belotti is given the prestigious Number 9 jersey, while Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Verratti will wear 10.

Italy announced their 23-man squad and shirt numbers against Liechtenstein, as Andrea Belotti gets Number 9 and Marco Verratti wears 10.

The World Cup qualifier kicks off in Vaduz on Saturday at 19.45 GMT.

The team is limited to 23, so Coach Giampiero Ventura has to leave out Armando Izzo, Federico Bernardeschi, Nicola Sansone, Leonardo Pavoletti, Gianluca Lapadula and suspended Marco Parolo.

Torino hitman Belotti is given the prestigious Number 9 jersey, while Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Verratti will wear 10.

Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus),12 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), 14 Mattia Perin (Genoa)

Defenders: 5 Luca Antonelli (Milan), 13 Davide Astori (Fiorentina), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 2 Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), 3 Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), 15 Daniele Rugani (Juventus), 22 Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

Midfielders: 21 Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 18 Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), 10 Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain)

Wingers: 8 Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), 6 Antonio Candreva (Inter), 20 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 23 Matteo Politano (Sassuolo)

Strikers: 9 Andrea Belotti (Torino), 11 Ciro Immobile (Lazio), 17 Eder Citadin Martins (Inter), 7 Simone Zaza (West Ham United)

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