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Two Serie A names handed first call-ups for Italy squad ahead of World Cup qualifiers
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Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso has named his Italy squad for next week's World Cup qualifiers and it includes two first-time call-ups from Serie A.
The Azzurri take on Estonia in Tallinn on Saturday, October 11 and then play host to Israel three days later at the Stadio Friuli in Udine and Gattuso has named a 27-man squad for the games.
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The party includes two new names ahead of the double-header, with a first international call-up for both Fiorentina’s Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Bologna’s Nicolò Cambiaghi.
There are also first call-ups for a year for both Milan defender Matteo Gabbia and Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante, while Francesco Pio Esposito keeps his place after making his debut last month. In all, 19 of the 27 players included in the squad are names who play for Serie A clubs.
Italy currently sit second in Group I, six points behind leaders Norway, but with a game in hand, and level on points with Israel.
Full Italy squad
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Diego Coppola (Brighton & Hove Albion), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Fiorentina), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Strikers: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).
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