Nice striker Mario Balotelli and Torino striker Andrea Belotti have been left out of the Italy squad for a friendly against Ukraine and a Nations League test in Poland but even more surprisingly Toronto FC star Sebastian Giovinco has been brought back, ANSA sources said Friday.
Roberto Mancini's squad will shortly be made official by the Italian Soccer Federation, the sources said.
The list will also see the return after a long spell out of Lazio centre-back Francesco Acerbi.
Twenty-five-year-old Sampdoria striker Gianluca Caprari gets his first call-up.
PSG midfielder Marco Verratti and Roma flanker Alessandro Florenzi return from injury.
Giovinco, 31, is a former Juventus star.
photo: Giovinco
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