After the injuries of Angelo Ogbonna and Alessio Romagnoli, Italy CT Robert Mancini has called up three additions, including Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni.

The Italy Under-21 centre-back has been promoted to the first team at Coverciano.

Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari has been called up too, with Mattia Zaccagni of Verona the third late call-up by Mancini.

After the injuries of Angelo Ogbonna and Alessio Romagnoli, Italy CT Robert Mancini has called up three additions, including Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni.

The Italy Under-21 centre-back has been promoted to the first team at Coverciano.

Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari has been called up too, with Mattia Zaccagni of Verona the third late call-up by Mancini.

Italy has scheduled for delayed arrivals but many of the players might not arrive at all, as the local health authorities have blocked various clubs from travelling.

The FIGC wrote: “Three news for the national side following the absence of Ogbonna, who will not be in the group due to the injury suffered on Saturday with West Ham, and the injury of Romagnoli last night.

“The national team coach Roberto Mancini has called up three more players in the group that will face Estonia at the Artemio Franchi in Florence on Wednesday.

“Bastoni is arriving this morning from the Under-21 squad in Tirrenia, followed by Mattia Zaccagni. Ferrari will arrive, together with his Sassuolo teammates, at the end of the isolation period.”

Italy squad for the UEFA Nations League

Goalkeepers: Cragno (Cagliari), G. Donnarumma (Milan)**, Meret (Napoli)**, Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)

Defenders: Acerbi (Lazio)*, Bastoni (Inter), Biraghi (Fiorentina)*, Bonucci (Juventus)**, Calabria (Milan), Criscito (Genoa)*, D’Ambrosio (Inter)*, Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson (Chelsea), Ferrari (Sassuolo)*, Florenzi (PSG)**, Mancini (Roma)*, Pellegrini (Genoa)*, Romagnoli (Milan), Spinazzola (Roma)*

Midfielders: Barella (Inter)*, Castrovilli (Fiorentina)*, Cristante (Roma)*, Gagliardini (Inter)*, Jorginho (Chelsea), Locatelli (Sassuolo)*, Pellegrini (Roma)*, Pessina (Atalanta), Soriano (Bologna), Tonali (Milan), Zaccagni (Verona)

Attackers: Belotti (Torino), Berardi (Sassuolo)*, Bernardeschi (Juventus), Caputo (Sassuolo)*, Chiesa (Juventus)**, El Sharaawy (Shanghai Shenua), Grifo (Freiburg), Immobile (Lazio)*, Insigne (Napoli)**, Kean (PSG)**, Lasagna (Udinese), Orsolini (Bologna), Pellegri (Monaco)

* will respond to the call-up in agreement and within the time agreed with the relevant health authorities

** are allowed to join the group on Tuesday, November 10

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