Immobile, injured in the decisive group matches in November (draw against Switzerland and Northern Ireland), logically finds his place at the top, with the captain's armband, surrounded on the right by the winger of Domenico Berardi, first choice due to the injury of Federico Chiesa, and on the left of Lorenzo Insigne.
The midfielder is also unsurprising (Barella-Jorginho-Verratti) but Mancini had to innovate in defense due to the precarious state of props Giorgio Chiellini (on the bench) and Leonardo Bonucci (not on the match sheet) and injuries full-backs Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Leonardo Spinazzola.
Alessandro Bastoni is partnered with Roma defender Gianluca Mancini in the centre, with Alessandro Florenzi on the right and Emerson on the left.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is unsurprisingly in the cage, in search of confidence after his difficult month of March with Paris SG marked in particular by his error of judgment against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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