Italy look to Sassuolo for this evening’s friendly against Moldova, starting Manuel Locatelli, Domenico Berardi and debutant Ciccio Caputo.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) at the Stadio Franchi in Florence.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
This friendly is in preparation for the upcoming Nations League clashes with Poland and the Netherlands.
Italy look to Sassuolo for this evening’s friendly against Moldova, starting Manuel Locatelli, Domenico Berardi and debutant Ciccio Caputo.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) at the Stadio Franchi in Florence.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
This friendly is in preparation for the upcoming Nations League clashes with Poland and the Netherlands.
Caputo is given his senior Italy debut after three goals in as many Serie A games for Sassuolo this season, and he’ll be joined by Neroverdi teammates Locatelli and Berardi in a 4-3-3 formation.
Manuel Lazzari and Francesco Acerbi of Lazio, Roma defender Gianluca Mancini and Fiorentina’s Cristiano Biraghi make up the defence with Torino veteran Salvatore Sirigu in goal.
Giacomo Bonaventura returns to the midfield, as does Shanghai Shenhua winger Stephan El Shaarawy, who had been on the verge of a deadline day transfer to Roma.
Moldova have some familiar faces, above all Benevento midfielder Artur Ionita, who has been a Serie A regular for some time with Cagliari.
Vitalie Damascan on the bench is owned by Torino, but has been sent out on loans to Sheriff, Fortuna Sittard and this season RKC Waalwijk.
Italy have so far won all four meetings with Moldova, scoring nine goals and conceding two, with the most recent a World Cup qualifier in October 2005.
Italy: Sirigu; Lazzari, Mancini, Acerbi, Biraghi; Locatelli, Cristante, Bonaventura; Berardi, Caputo, El Shaarawy
Moldova: Koselev; Platica, Craciun, Posmac, Armas, Marandici; Rata, Carp, Ionita; Suvorov; Nicolaescu