By Anna Italia
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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announcing that midfielder Daniele De Rossi had to leave the squad because of injury suffered during the last training session.   De Rossi will join Acerbi, Giacomo Bonaventura and Alessandro Matri who are all excluded from the squad which will fly to Split later today Thursday. They will then have one last training session at Poljud stadium ahead the EURO 2016 qualifier against Croatia, which will take place tomorrow at 20:45 CEST (Referee: Martin Atkinson).

Italy’s squad and player numbers:

Goalkeepers: 1 Buffon (Juventus), 14 Padelli (Torino), 12 Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);

Defenders: 5 Astori (Roma), 19 Bonucci (Juventus), 4 Darmian (Torino), 2 De Sciglio (Milan), 15 De Silvestri (Sampdoria), 3 Moretti (Torino), 23 Pasqual (Fiorentina), 13 Ranocchia (Inter);

Midfielders: 7 Bertolacci (Genoa), 8 Marchisio (Juventus), 16 Parolo (Lazio), 21 Pirlo (Juventus), 18 Soriano (Sampdoria);

Forwards: 6 Candreva (Lazio), 11 El Shaarawy (Milan), 22 Gabbiadini (Napoli), 9 Immobile (Borussia Dortmund), 20 Pellè (Southampton), 17 Sansone (Sassuolo), 15 Vazquez (Palermo).

Italy’s schedule:

Thursday 11th June 2015
10:00           Training (behind closed doors)
15:20            Transfer to airport (Florence)
16:00            Departure charter flight from Florence to Split
18:00            Flight lands in Split, transfer to the Poljud Stadium
19:00            Training (OPEN to the press for the first 15 minutes)
Press conference MD-1 (Antonio Conte + 1 player) and transfer to the Atrium Hotel – Domovinskog

Friday 12th June 2015
20:45           EQ. MATCH CROATIA vs. ITALY (Poljud Stadium in Split)
Press conference and transfer to airport (Split)
01:00            Departure charter flight from Split to Bologna
02:30            Flight lands in Bologna and transfer to Coverciano

PLEASE NOTE: Still to follow is the schedule for the friendly Portugal-Italy, due to take place in Geneva on 16th June