Elia Caprile was not called up for Italy vs. Norway. As was the case on Thursday in Moldova , the Cagliari goalkeeper was left out of the 23-man squad notified to UEFA for tonight's match (8:45 PM at the San Siro). Gianluigi Donnarumma, expected to return to the starting lineup, is among the goalkeepers, with Marco Carnesecchi and Guglielmo Vicario as reserves. This concludes the Rossoblu goalkeeper's first call-up to the national team with two stands, although he was able to train all week under Gennaro Gattuso.
Cagliari's Nicolò Barella, who missed the match three days ago due to suspension, is back . He has taken the number 18, worn on Thursday by his Inter teammate Francesco Pio Esposito, who scored the decisive 0-2 win (he will wear the number 15 today). In addition to Caprile, the other two players excluded were the previously announced Riccardo Calafiori, who returned to Arsenal to recover from an injury, and Sandro Tonali, who is still on a booking. This is because, if he is booked, his suspension would kick in in the play-off semifinal (which Italy will be forced to play, given that a victory by at least nine goals is out of the question).
Here's the full list of players called up by Gattuso for Italy-Norway . Caprile will return to Cagliari after the match to resume training ahead of Genoa (Saturday at 3:00 PM).
Goalkeepers: 12 Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), 14 Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);
Defenders: 21 Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), 2 Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), 4 Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), 19 Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 3 Federico Dimarco (Inter), 13 Matteo Gabbia (Milan), 23 Gianluca Mancini (Roma);
Midfielders: 18 Nicolò Barella (Inter), 16 Bryan Cristante (Roma), 8 Davide Frattesi (Inter), 5 Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), 6 Samuele Ricci (Milan);
