After Riccardo Montolivo was ruled out with a knee injury, Torino captain Marco Benassi has replaced the AC Milan midfielder the Italy squad to face Macedonia.
Montolivo left the Azzurri camp today after leaving the match with Spain after just 30 minutes, unable to continue after hurting his left knee in a collision with Sergio Ramos.
After Riccardo Montolivo was ruled out with a knee injury, Torino captain Marco Benassi has replaced the AC Milan midfielder the Italy squad to face Macedonia.
Montolivo left the Azzurri camp today after leaving the match with Spain after just 30 minutes, unable to continue after hurting his left knee in a collision with Sergio Ramos.
As a result, CT Giampiero Ventura has handed Benassi his first-ever call-up the full side just a week after he scored in his club’s victory over Fiorentina. The 22-year-old has been a fixture in Italy’s Under-21 set up under Luigi Di Biagio and will hope to see some playing time in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier.