Italy loses another player: Manuel Locatelli leaves Coverciano due to a trauma to his right ankle suffered during yesterday's training with the national team. The Juventus midfielder, who underwent an MRI this morning, will not be available for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Norway (Friday in Oslo) and Moldova (next Monday in Reggio Emilia, both at 20:45).

Another absence for Luciano Spalletti, after the injuries of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and defender Alessandro Buongiorno, in addition to the controversial withdrawal by Francesco Acerbi . This is the updated list of Italy's players called up:

Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Diego Coppola (Verona), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Cesare Casadei (Turin), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Samuele Ricci (Turin), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United);
Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).

(Online Union)

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