The international break is upon us and Italy will be the protagonist with the quarter-finals of the Uefa Nations League against Germany. The Azzurri will be on the pitch on Thursday 20th at the Meazza and on Sunday 23rd at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, both matches at 20:45. At stake is a place in the Finals in June (the winner between Italy and Germany hosts them) and positioning in the qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup (with the Azzurri advancing to the next round together with Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg, in the event of a defeat the opponents would be Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova).
Luciano Spalletti has just announced the list of 25 players called up, without Cagliari players but with Nicolò Barella as the only Sardinian . First call-up for Atalanta full-back Matteo Ruggeri and Torino midfielder Cesare Casadei. Italy will gather on Sunday evening in Appiano Gentile, after the Serie A matchday that begins tonight, and will remain at Inter's sports centre until the afternoon of Saturday 22, when they are scheduled to leave for Dortmund. Here is the complete list.
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Cesare Casadei (Turin), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Samuele Ricci (Turin), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
