💪 All in for the World Cup: Italy announce squad for the play-offs | OneFootball

After a very long wait and months of speculation, hypotheses, nominations, and draft calls, the Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso has released the list of players called up for the playoffs.

Here are the players the coach has chosen for the semifinal against Northern Ireland and the possible final against the winner of the match between Wales and Bosnia. A spot in the World Cup is essential, after two surprising eliminations that dispel any doubt.

Gattuso's List

GOALKEEPERS: Caprile, Carnesecchi, Donnarumma, Meret.

DEFENDERS: Bastoni, Buongiorno, Calafiori, Cambiaso, Coppola, Dimarco, Gatti, Mancini, Palestra, Scalvini, Spinazzola.

MIDFIELDERS: Barella, Cristante, Frattesi, Locatelli, Pisilli, Tonali.

FORWARDS: Chiesa, Esposito, Kean, Politano, Raspadori, Retegui, Scamacca.

The Newcomers

Left out of the list are Guglielmo Vicario, Davide Bartesaghi, Riccardo Orsolini among the healthy; and Di Lorenzo or Udogie among the injured.

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