Italy is getting ready for the next international break that will take place over the weekend of March 23 and 24. No Serie A matches, with the Azzurri taking to the field to face Venezuela and Ecuador in two friendly matches. These two games are useful for coach Luciano Spalletti to work with the team in view of the Euros that will be played in the summer and which Italy has successfully reached. In view of these two matches against the South American teams, the former Napoli coach has announced the list of called-up players.

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The players chosen by Spalletti

Among the footballers who will join the Azzurri camp, there are several faces from our championship, but one is missing that has surprised the Italian fans: Ciro Immobile. The Lazio striker, in fact, will remain in the Capital to work with the Biancocelesti and will not join the National team. Despite the low level of performances and the consequent controversies, Nicolò Zaniolo has been called up. The former Roma player is not having his best season at Aston Villa, but Spalletti has decided to bring him along.

The list of called-up players

The goalkeepers:

• Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain)
• Alex Meret (Napoli)
• Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)

The defenders:

• Francesco Acerbi (Inter)
• Alessandro Bastoni (Inter)
• Raoul Bellanova (Torino)
• Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino)
• Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus)
• Matteo Darmian (Inter)
• Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli)
• Federico Dimarco (Inter)
• Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta)
• Destiny Udogie (Udinese)

The midfielders:

• Nicolò Barella (Inter)
• Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina)
• Michael Folorunsho (Verona)
• Davide Frattesi (Inter)
• Jorginho (Arsenal)
• Manuel Locatelli (Juventus)
• Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)

The forwards: 

• Federico Chiesa (Juventus)
• Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese)
• Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna)
• Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli)
• Mateo Retegui (Genoa)
• Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)
• Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa)