La Roja and, unfortunately, he will have to leave the squad and return to his club later today. In his place, Gian Piero Ventura has called up Torino midfielder Marco Benassi who has left the U-21s' training camp and will join up with the senior squad at the end of their afternoon training session before they leave for Macedonia tomorrow.
On Sunday, the Azzurri will be looking for a second away win in the group at the Arena Filip II in Skopje (ko 20:45 CEST) against Angelovski's Macedonia, who were beaten 2-1 last night away in Israel and remain stranded on zero points. A penalty miss from Jahovic in injury time denied Macedonia a draw and meant that the goal scored by Palermo striker Nestorovski was just a footnote.
The photo (Getty Images) shows Marco Benassi
Squad list
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Mattia Perin (Genoa);
Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham), Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan);
Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), Antonio Candreva (Inter), Domenico Criscito (Zenit St. Petersburg), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Eder Citadin Martins (Inter), Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Nicola Sansone (Villarreal).
Staff – Head coach: Gian Piero Ventura; Team Manager: Gabriele Oriali; Coaches: Salvatore Sullo, Paolo Vanoli and Gianluca Spinelli; Secretary: Mauro Vladovich; Fitness coaches: Alessandro Innocenti and Giovanni Brignardello; Doctors: Enrico Castellacci and Carmine Costabile; Physiotherapists: Fabrizio Scalzi, Emanuele Randelli, Alfonso Casano and Pasquale Raia.
Italy schedule (All times CEST)
Friday 7th October
11.30 Training at Vinovo (Open to accredited media for the first 20 minutes)
Saturday 8th October (MD-1)
10.30 Training at Vinovo (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
16.45 Flight leaves Turin for Skopje
18.45 Flight arrives in Skopje
19.15 Inspect the Arena Phillip II
19.30 Press conference (Coach and one player)
FYR MACEDONIA schedule (Arena Phillip II)
17.00 Press conference (Coach and one player)
17.45 Training (Open to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Sunday 9th October (Matchday)
20.45 FYR MACEDONIA vs. ITALY, Arena Philip II
Meetings with the press and return to the hotel after
Monday 10th October
9.30 Flight leaves Skopje for Milan Malpensa
11.45 Arrive at Milan Malpensa
12.35 Flight leaves for Rome Fiumicino
13.50 Arrive at Rome Fiumicino
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