The Italy nationwide crew gathered at Coverciano for the November worldwide break on Monday, but it surely was a decreased group of simply 12 gamers who took half in Gennaro Gattuso’s coaching session. Right here’s who was concerned.
The Azzurri will tackle Moldova on Thursday night after which in opposition to Norway on Sunday evening for the ultimate two matches of the qualifying marketing campaign. If Italy end second within the group, the place they at present stand, they must undergo the play-offs with the intention to qualify for the ultimate event in the summertime.
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Gattuso for the Moldova and Norway qualifiers final week, however solely 12 of his gamers had been in a position to participate in coaching on Monday.
BERGAMO – SEPTEMBER 05: Coach Gennaro Gattuso of Italy appears on previous to the Nationwide anthems previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo. (Picture by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Photographs)
That’s as a result of all the gamers who began on Sunday had a restoration day, whereas the remaining 12 took half in a lightweight session on the grass. Two of them had been goalkeepers and 10 had been outfielders.
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The gamers who didn’t begin on Sunday and had been subsequently capable of prepare on Monday had been goalkeepers Elia Caprile and Guglielmo Vicario, defenders Riccardo Calafiori, Andrea Cambiaso and Matteo Gabbia, midfielders Daivde Frattesi, Manuel Locatelli and Samuele Ricci, and forwards Nicolo Cambiaghi, Francesco Pio Esposito, Giacomo Raspadori and Mateo Retegui.
Italy nationwide crew squad for November’s World Cup qualifiers
UDINE – OCTOBER 14: Gamers of Italy pose for a crew {photograph} previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Israel at Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Goalkeepers: Elia Caprile (Cagliari), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester Metropolis), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), 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), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle).
Forwards: Nicolo Cambiaghi (Bologna) Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).