Inter striker Francesco Pio Esposito and new Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni are in
The primary match for the brand new coach might be towards Estonia in Bergamo on September 5, then an ‘away’ fixture to Israel on impartial turf in Debrecen, Hungary.
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The CT took over from sacked Luciano Spalletti over the summer season, following a tough begin to the 2026 World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.
He’ll start work on the Coverciano coaching centre on Sunday night and Monday morning.
ROME, ITALY – JUNE 19: Gianluigi Buffon, Italy new head coach Gennaro Gattuso and FIGC president Gabriele Gravina pose throughout the press convention at Resort Parco dei Principi on June 19, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Among the many gamers who obtain their first senior call-ups are , and
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Esposito turned 20 in June and was an everyday for the Italy Underneath-21 aspect, however Leoni is eighteen and his solely caps had been at Underneath-19 and Underneath-18 ranges.
On high of these, there are additionally some acquainted faces, as Roma defender Gianluca Mancini and Atalanta ahead Gianluca Scamacca return after greater than a 12 months out.
Mateo Retegui remains to be included, even after his controversial switch to Al-Qadsiah.
Curiously, particularly as Gattuso is a Milan legend, he didn’t name any gamers from the Rossoneri squad.
Giovanni Leoni indicators his Liverpool contract (liverpoolfc.com)
Italy squad for Estonia and Israel matches
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
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Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Giovanni Leoni (Liverpool), Gianluca Mancini (Roma);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Forwards: Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).