Three newcomers: Italy announces squad for matches against Belgium and France

The UEFA Nations League resumes next week, and top national teams are revealing their rosters for the upcoming games. Next in line is the Italian national team.

Details: Italy’s head coach, Luciano Spalletti, has called up three debutants for the matches against France and Belgium. Making their first appearance for the Azzurri could be Juventus right-back Nicolo Savona, Fiorentina center-back Pietro Comuzzo, and Lazio central midfielder Nicolo Rovella.

Italy Squad

• Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)
• Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco (both – Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno, Giovanni Di Lorenzo (both – Napoli), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Gatti, Nicolo Savona (all – Juventus), Caleb Okoli (Leicester), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham)
• Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Davide Frattesi (both – Inter), Nicolo Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), Nicolo Rovella (Lazio)
• Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniele Maldini (Monza), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta)

On November 14, Italy will play Belgium away, followed by a home match against France three days later. Currently, Italy leads the group, one point ahead of France.

Reminder: France’s head coach Didier Deschamps has once again opted not to call up Real Madrid’s star forward, Kylian Mbappé, for the upcoming matches.