Italy coach Roberto Mancini announced Friday the arrival in his group of three new members for the last match of the League of Nations against Portugal which Mario Balotelli will still not participate.
New for Italy and coach Roberto Mancini! The three newcomers are Stefano Sensi, 23, Sassuolo midfielder, Sandro Tonali, 18, midfielder from Brescia, and Vincenzo Grifo, 25, Hoffenheim striker.
Paris SG midfielder Marco Verratti was confirmed, though he had not participated in the September games because of an injury. Balotelli, on which Mancini has always said to count, seems to be paying for a state of form that is not satisfactory.
The match against Portugal is scheduled for Saturday, November 17 in Milan, then three days later, the Italy team will meet the United States in a friendly match.
The group: Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino); Defenders: Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea / ENG), Alessandro Florenzi (AS Rome), Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), Daniele Rugani (Juventus);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan), Jorginho (Chelsea / ENG), Lorenzo Pellegrini (AS Roma), Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), Sandro Tonali (Brescia), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain / FRA);
Attackers: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Grifo (Hoffenheim), Ciro Immobile (Lazio Rome), Lorenzo Insigne (Naples), Kevin Lasagna (Udinese), Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) , Matteo Politano (Inter Milan).