Sigh of relief: Nicolò Barella, struggling with a problem in his right rectus femoris, will be at the European Championships .
This morning's tests, which averted the injury, "show the expected progress in recovery from the muscle fatigue suffered in recent days" , the Football Federation said. "The player will therefore continue the pre-established work program - continues the statement - with a view to being reinstated in the group in the next few days ".
The Sardinian midfielder is training separately and will not be available tomorrow in the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Spalletti aims to get him back for 15 June, the date of Italy-Albania, the Azzurri's debut match at the European Championships, in which It's not a given that Barella will start.
Meanwhile, the shirt numbers have been made official. Barella will have the 18th, the 10th goes to Pellegrini, the 9th to Scamacca .
Here is the numbering: 1 Donnarumma, 2 Di Lorenzo, 3 Di Marco, 4 Buongiorno, 5 Calafiori, 6 Gatti, 7 Frattesi, 8 Jorginho, 9 Scamacca, 10 Pellegrini, 11 Raspadori, 12 Vicario, 13 Darmian, 14 Chiesa, 15 Bellanova , 16 Cristante, 17 Mancini, 18 Barella, 19 Retegui, 20 Zaccagni, 21 Fagioli, 22 El Shaarawy, 23 Bastoni, 24 Cambiaso, 25 Folorunsho, 26 Meret.
(Unioneonline/L)
