Roberto Mancini has named his 24-man shortlist for tomorrow’s match against Turkey which includes Nicolò Zaniolo and Gianluca Scamacca.
Nine Azzurri pulled out of the squad after the defeat against North Macedonia on Thursday: they are Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Domenico Berardi, Gianluca Mancini, Luiz Felipe, Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Politano.
Some of them have suffered injuries, while others were ‘forced’ to leave Coverciano, as confirmed by the CT during a press conference today. The remaining 24 players available will all travel to Turkey, here’s Mancini’s squad list:
Goalkeepers: Donnarumma, Cragno, Gollini, Sirigu
Defenders: Acerbi, Bastoni, Biraghi, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Sciglio, Emerson.
Midfielders: Barella, Cristante, Locatelli, Pellegrini, Pessina, Sensi, Tonali.
Strikers: Belotti, Joao Pedro, Raspadori, Scamacca, Zaccagni, Zaniolo.
Zaniolo needs to be regular for the Azzuri. He has the talent