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Sunday 16 November, 2008 |
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Gaetano D'Agostino is the newcomer for Italy's friendly in Greece, but Alessandro Del Piero and Antonio Cassano are again missing.
Marcello Lippi is eager to use these games to test out new players rather than the on-form Del Piero, who has been in spectacular form recently.
Cassano scored a sensational goal for Sampdoria this afternoon, but does not earn a place even in a friendly encounter.
Simone Pepe and Giuseppe Rossi retain their spots after the most recent World Cup qualifiers and are joined by Udinese midfielder D'Agostino.
A former Under-21 international this is D'Agostino's first senior call-up and extends the Udinese section in the Azzurri squad.
Mauro Camoranesi, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Grosso return from injury, while Christian Maggio and Riccardo Montolivo are confirmed.
Italy travel to Athens for the friendly with Greece, which kicks off at 19.30 UK time on Wednesday night at the Kariskakis stadium.
Italy squad: Curci (Siena), De Sanctis (Galatasaray); Bonera (Milan), Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Chiellini (Juventus), Dossena (Liverpool), Gamberini (Fiorentina), Grosso (Lyon), Legrottaglie (Juventus); Camoranesi (Juventus), D'Agostino (Udinese), De Rossi (Roma), Gattuso (Milan), Maggio (Napoli), Montolivo (Fiorentina), Perrotta (Roma); Gilardino (Fiorentina), Iaquinta (Juventus), Pepe (Udinese), Quagliarella (Udinese), Rossi (Villarreal), Toni (Bayern Munich)
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