Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has named a 20-man squad ahead of their friendly with Portugal on Wednesday.
Donadoni picks his troops to face Portugal
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has named a 20-man squad ahead of their friendly with Portugal on Wednesday.
The World Champions will be without Juventus keeper Ginaluigi Buffon and Milan's combative midfielder Gennaro Gattuso for the game which is to be held in Zurich, Switzerland.
Buffon currently has a back problem, while Gattuso is suffering with a thigh injury. Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero and Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano have both been left out despite their current good form, but Genoa's Marco Borriello is included for the first time after notching 12 goals in Serie A this season.
Full Italy squad for the friendly with Portugal on 6th February:
Goalkeepers: Marco Amelia (Livorno), Morgan De Sanctis (Sevilla)
Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Marco Cassetti (Roma), Fabio Grosso (Lyon), Marco Materazzi (Internazionale), Massimo Oddo (AC Milan), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcleona)
Midfielders: Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Albero Aquilani (Roma), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Franco Semioli (Fiorentina)
Forwards: Marco Borriello (Genoa), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Raffaele Palladino (Juventus), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich)
