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The composition of the Italian national team for a friendly match against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday did not include Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano, and Amauri for various reasons.
This was the first team formed by the new coach Cesare Prandelli.
For Balotelli and Amauri, it was their first call-up to the national team. The latter was born in Brazil and just received Italian citizenship half a year ago.
Meanwhile, Cassano last wore the national team jersey during the 2008 European Championship.
Italian composition:
Goalkeepers: Federico Marchetti ("Cagliari"), Salvatore Sirigu ("Palermo"), Emiliano Viviano ("Bologna")
Defenders: Luca Antonini ("AC Milan"), Davide Astori ("Cagliari"), Leonardo Bonucci ("Juventus"), Mattia Cassani ("Palermo"), Giorgio Chiellini ("Juventus"), Stefano Lucchini ("Sampdoria"), Cristian Molinaro ("VfB Stuttgart"), Marco Motta ("Juventus")
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi ("AS Roma"), Andrea Lazzari ("Cagliari"), Claudio Marchisio ("Juventus"), Ricardo Montolivo ("Fiorentina"), Angelo Palombo ("Sampdoria"), Simone Pepe ("Juventus")
Forwards: Amauri ("Juventus"), Mario Balotelli ("Inter Milan"), Marco Borriello ("AC Milan"), Antonio Cassano ("Sampdoria"), Fabio Quagliarella ("Napoli"), Giuseppe Rossi ("Villarreal").
