A third generation Maldini in the national team: there is also Daniel, son of Paolo and nephew of Cesare, among the 23 Azzurri called up by Luciano Spalletti for the double Nations League match, on 10 October in Rome against Belgium and on 14 Udine against Israel. Paolo Maldini‘s last appearance for Italy was on 18 June 2002, his father Cesare’s last on 13 October 1963.
The news doesn’t stop here: first call also for Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, Milan defender Matteo Gabbia, Roma midfielder Niccolò Pisilli.
Here is the complete list of the 23 players called up:
Goalkeepers: Di Gregorio (Juventus), Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Vicario (Tottenham).
Defenders: Bastoni (Inter), Bellanova (Atalanta), Buongiorno (Napoli), Calafiori (Arsenal), Cambiaso (Juventus), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Dimarco (Inter), Gabbia (Milan), Okoli (Leicester), Udogie ( Tottenham).
Midfielders: Fagioli (Juventus), Frattesi (Inter), Pellegrini (Roma), Pisilli (Roma), Ricci (Turin), Tonali (Newcastle).
Attackers: Kean (Fiorentina), Maldini (Monza), Raspadori (Napoli), Retegui (Atalanta).
The national team will meet on Sunday in Coverciano and on the afternoon of Wednesday 9 October they will move to Rome to return to the federal technical center on Thursday night.
The transfer to Udine on Sunday, on the eve of the match against Israel. For Spalletti, a journey in reverse compared to the one he made in 2005, when he moved from Udinese to Roma, two intense experiences in his coaching career.
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