Giampiero Ventura

Eder Citadin Martins Italy's unbeaten run under Giampiero Ventura now stands at nine games after a 3-0 victory over Uruguay in Nice on Wednesday.

Gianluigi Buffon As Gianluigi Buffon comes towards the end of his illustrious career, Gianluigi Donnarumma is seen as the heir to the international throne.

Gianluigi Buffon Ahead of a two-legged play-off against Sweden in November, Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon insists his country must be at the World Cup.

Simone Zaza Simone Zaza, Jorginho and Alessandro Florenzi are among the players recalled to Italy's squad to play Sweden in a World Cup double-header.

Giampiero Ventura Italy suffered a heart-breaking loss to Germany at Euro 2016 and are out to atone for that when the teams meet again in Milan.

Vincenzo Montella Lorenzo Insigne scored Napoli's opener in a 2-1 win over AC Milan, but Maurizio Sarri defended Gian Piero Ventura over his Italy selection.

Giampiero Ventura Italy head coach Giampiero Ventura is confident the four-time world champions will be among the 32 teams to feature in Russia.

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli, Simone Zaza and Lorenzo Insigne are the biggest names to miss out on Giampiero Ventura's Italy squad.

Riccardo Montolivo Italy have called up Stephan El Shaarawy and Riccardo Montolivo for next month's matches, but there is no room for Mario Balotelli.

Simone Zaza After scoring nine goals in 10 LaLiga games for Valencia this season, Marcelino believes Simone Zaza deserves an Italy recall.