Lorenzo Insigne will wear Number 10 for Italy at the Bernabeu against Spain in tonight’s World Cup qualifier, but Riccardo Montolivo is left out.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), with both sides joint top of their group.
Giorgio Chiellini pulled out with a calf injury and will also miss Tuesday’s match with Israel.
Some had suggested Montolivo could start against Spain, but his name was not included in the squad list given to the Press.
Sky Sport Italia claim the Milan veteran midfielder will be in the stands.
Lorenzo Insigne will wear Number 10 for Italy at the Bernabeu against Spain in tonight’s World Cup qualifier, but Riccardo Montolivo is left out.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), with both sides joint top of their group.
Giorgio Chiellini pulled out with a calf injury and will also miss Tuesday’s match with Israel.
Some had suggested Montolivo could start against Spain, but his name was not included in the squad list given to the Press.
Sky Sport Italia claim the Milan veteran midfielder will be in the stands.
Napoli talent Insigne has been given the Number 10 jersey, while Andrea Belotti has 9 and Ciro Immobile 11.
Insigne is familiar with the Santiago Bernabeu, scoring a remarkable long-range strike here against Real Madrid in last season's Champions League.
1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), 12 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), 21 Mattia Perin (Genoa); 13 Davide Astori (Fiorentina), 15 Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Milan), 2 Andrea Conti (Milan), 3 Danilo D’Ambrosio (Inter), 4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 5 Daniele Rugani (Juventus), 7 Leonardo Spinazzola (Atalanta); 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 18 Marco Parolo (Lazio), 14 Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 8 Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain), 20 Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), 6 Antonio Candreva (Inter), 22 Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 10 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli); 9 Andrea Belotti (Torino), 17 Eder Citadin Martins (Inter), 23 Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), 11 Ciro Immobile (Lazio)