Thursday, August 4, 2011

Face Spain, Prandelli Announce Squad Surprises

Italian national team coach, Cesare Prandelli, ready to take up again the Azzurri's success with a staggering array list of players to face the European champions and World, Spain, on Wednesday (10 / 8), in Bari.

Mario Balotelli, who recently expressed unhappiness living in Manchester, and Antonio Cassano, who is currently excluded from the main choices at the cutting edge of AC Milan, the two surprises in the list of players for a friendly face La Furia Roja.

Stars AS Roma, Daniele De Rossi, and Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis, also included in the squad after not playing in the final two games at each club.

Meanwhile, Prandelli also decided to call the two players are in action in Serie B, Torino defender, Angelo Ogbonna, and Sampdoria midfielder Angelo Palombo.

The game is expected to become the first Italian to rise from adversity they have experienced since the 2010 World Cup. In the last match, 2006 World Champion was still slumped to 0-2 defeat of Rep.. Ireland June 7.

Italy squad:

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Napoli) Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain);

Defenders: Balzaretti (Palermo), Bonucci (Juventus) Cassani (Palermo), Chiellini (Juventus), Criscito (Zenit St. Petersburg), Maggio (Napoli), Ogbonna (Torino), Ranocchia (Inter);

Midfielders: Aquilani (Liverpool), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Montolivo (Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Inter), Nocerino (Palermo), Palombo (Sampdoria), Pirlo (Juventus);

Striker: Balotelli (Manchester City), Cassano (Milan), Giovinco (Parma), Pazzini (Inter), Rossi (Villarreal).

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