Roberto Mancini has named a 26-man squad to take with him to the Netherlands when the Italy national team take part in the UEFA Nations League finals in June. 

The Azzurri are due to play Spain at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede, the usual home of FC Twente, before playing against either Croatia or the Netherlands in either the final or the third place play-off depending on the result of the first game on June 15. 

Mancini has included three previously uncapped players in the form of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and centre-backs Federico Baschirotto and Alessandro Buongiorno. 

The Nations League will also see the return of Alessandro Florenzi, Federico Gatti, Manuel Locatelli, Mattia Zaccagni, Nicolo Zaniolo and Ciro Immobile, who were all left out of the previous squad. 

No Inter players have been included by Mancini, who has opted to give the likes of Nicolo Barella and Francesco Acerbi a rest after the Champions League final on June 10. 

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Empoli). 

Defenders: Federico Baschirotto (Lecce), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Alessandro Florenzi (Milan), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta).

Midfileders: Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), Jorginho (Arsenal), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Monza), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain), Nicolò Zaniolo (Galatasaray).

Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Tigre), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

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