First call to the national team for Joao Pedro, Balotelli is also among Mancini's squad
The list drawn up by the coach for the three-day internship in view of the World Cup playoffs
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First call-up to the Italian national team for Joao Pedro. Roberto Mancini has summoned 35 players for the three-day internship in Coverciano in view of the playoffs for the World Cup. A sort of casting from which the coach will try to pull out the players who can be useful to the cause in the play-offs in March.
There is the first time of Joao as we said, but also of the goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, of the defenders Luiz Felipe and Giorgio Scalvini, of the midfielders Nicolò Fagioli, Davide Frattesi and Samuele Ricci. And there is the return of Joao Pedro.
The most media name is obviously that of Mario Balotelli, his words: “I'm fine and I'm in a good mood thanks to Turkey, where it's good. I'm excited, I hope Italy goes to the World Cup, they deserve it: I don't know why they are in the play-offs but it can happen. Going to the national team is always nice, at 31 I am still young and I really want to return: it should be normal, the abnormality is not being in the national team ".
The players will meet in the Technical Center from 12 next Wednesday until Friday 28 January, the stage will be behind closed doors. The injured players of the Azzurri group could be added to the squad list, to take part in the tactical work in preparation for the decisive matches in March.
This is the complete list of players called up, including in addition to Joao Pedro there is the rossoblù goalkeeper Alessio Cragno.
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Cremonese), Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Alex Meret (Naples), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa).
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Davide Calabria (Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Naples), Alessandro Florenzi (Milan), Luiz Felipe (Lazio) ), Gianluca Mancini (Rome), Luca Pellegrini (Juventus), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta).
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Rome), Nicolò Fagioli (Cremonese), Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Samuele Ricci (Empoli), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Sandro Tonali (Milan).
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Adana Demirspor), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Naples), Joao Pedro (Cagliari), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) , Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Nicolò Zaniolo (Rome).
(Unioneonline / L)
