Italy v Norway: Caprile in stands, Tonali and Calafiori out | OneFootball

Gennaro Gattuso’s Italy will host Solbakken’s Norway at San Siro in the final match of the World Cup 2026 qualifying group. It’s an important game but with few expectations, since although the Scandinavians are only 3 points ahead of the Azzurri, they have a much higher goal difference compared to Italy. For Italy, therefore, the nightmare of the play-offs returns, which in recent editions has not smiled on the Italians.

Gattuso’s squad for Italy-Norway tonight

The I qualifying group for the World Cup comes to a close tonight. The standings see Norway at the top, (almost) certain of a historic World Cup appearance, twenty-six years after their last time. For Italy, on the other hand, the nightmare of the qualifiers resurfaces, especially after defeats against Macedonia and Sweden. The Azzurri coach has announced the list of players called up for tonight’s big match, which will see Solbakken’s Norway as guests at San Siro. Compared to the match against Moldova, Caprile will once again be in the stands, so he won’t celebrate his first national team call-up with a debut. Calafiori and Tonali are also absent. The Arsenal defender has not yet recovered from a hip problem, while the Newcastle midfielder is one booking away from suspension and will not be risked, especially with the play-off semifinal in mind. Here, then, is the list of the 23 players called up for Italy-Norway.

Goalkeepers – Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);

Defenders – Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma);

Midfielders – Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Samuele Ricci (Milan).

Forwards – Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

Francesco Landi

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