Italy coach Roberto Mancini has released his list of the 30 players called up for the 2024 European Championships qualifying matches against England and Malta scheduled for March 23rd and the 26th. There are several new faces overall and one happy return. Matteo Darmian, who returns to wear the Azzurri shirt six years after his last match for Italy, the November 13th, 2017 debacle against Sweden in Milan, which resulted in the failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia. Joining Darmian are three other Nerazzurri teammates, Francesco Acerbi, Federico Dimarco and Nicolò Barella.
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio);
Defense: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta);
Midfield: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Monza), Sandro Tonali (Milan), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), Vincenzo Grifo (Friburgo), Simone Pafundi (Udinese), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Club Atletico Tigre), Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
