Milan’s Francesco Acerbi has been added to the Italy squad after Cagliari’s” data-scaytid=”2″>Cagliari’s Davide Astori was sent home because of injury.

The stopper has picked up a thigh strain and he’ll be replaced in the squad by Acerbi who got his first call-up for last month’s 2-1 loss to England.

Milan’s Francesco Acerbi has been added to the Italy squad after Cagliari’s Davide Astori was sent home because of injury.

The stopper has picked up a thigh strain and he’ll be replaced in the squad by Acerbi who got his first call-up for last month’s 2-1 loss to England.

Roma’s Federico Balzaretti has also been withdrawn from the squad, but he was replaced by Atalanta’s” data-scaytid=”8″>Atalanta’s Federico Peluso on Monday.

Italy play Bulgaria on Friday and then Malta on Tuesday as they begin their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign.

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