La Gazzetta dello Sport confirms Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi could receive his first Italy call-up, while Alessio Romagnoli may be dropped from the squad.
Roberto Mancini will name a 34 or 35-man squad list ahead of Italy’s World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland, Lituania and Bulgaria in March, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport.
La Gazzetta dello Sport confirms Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi could receive his first Italy call-up, while Alessio Romagnoli may be dropped from the squad.
Roberto Mancini will name a 34 or 35-man squad list ahead of Italy’s World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland, Lituania and Bulgaria in March, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi is likely to get his first Azzurri call-up. The 30-year-old was born in Glória d'Oeste, Brazil, but has an Italian passport and, just like Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, is eligible to play for Italy.
Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli may be dropped to leave space for the Atalanta centre-back, according to the report.
The paper also reports goalkeepers Gigio Donnarumma, Salvatore Sirigu and Alessio Cragno will receive a call-up and one between Alex Meret and Pierluigi Gollini will join them.
Moise Kean is expected to return to the team, provided he recovers from COVID and Bologna’s Roberto Soriano is also hoping to get a spot in the Azzurri squad.
At the end of the season, Mancini will name his 23-man squad list for Euro 2020, but only 23 players can feature in the team.
Probable Italy call-ups for World Cup qualifiers:
Goalkeepers: Donnarumma, Sirigu, Cragno (più uno tra Meret, Gollini e Silvestri)
Defenders: Florenzi, Mancini, Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Acerbi, Toloi, Chiellini, Bastoni, Spinazzola, Emerson, Calabria (Romagnoli)
Midfielders: Jorginho, Locatelli, Barella, Lo. Pellegrini, Verratti, Pessina, Cristante, Castrovilli (Soriano)
Attackers: Chiesa, Bernardeschi, Immobile, Belotti, Kean, Insigne, Berardi, El Shaarawy, Caputo, Grifo