Italy coach Roberto Mancini has confirmed his squad for the upcoming play-off qualifier against North Macedonia and somewhat surprisingly dropped Mario Balotelli (31, Adana Demirspor) from the squad. It was only in January of this year that the DFB shock from the 2012 European Championship semifinals returned to the “Squadra Azzurra” after a long break. A total of 33 players were nominated on Friday.
Lazio defender Luiz Felipe (24) and Caligari Calcio striker João Pedro (30) could make their debuts in Thursday’s play-off semi-final (8.45 p.m.) in the Sicilian city of Palermo. If Italy wins, either Portugal or Turkey will be waiting in the final away from home. If they lost, Italy would be out of the World Cup.
The 26-man squad of the DFB against Israel and the Netherlands
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