EURO 2008 INFO

The Italian daily Corriere dello Sport reveals with a little advance a list of 23 players selected by Donadoni for the Euro 2008. Is it a coup de bluff or information verified? The fact is that Pippo Inzaghi is the great absent from this list.

The first surprise concerns 3 guards as if Buffon and Amelia were expected, it did not believe that Toldo, replacing the old guardian of the 3rd Inter would be the choice of Donadoni. In defence, no surprise. Oddo and Materazzi, who have not shown much this season will travel to Austria while Chiellini was also selected for its ability to play back side but central.

In the middle, the trio Milan-Gattuso-Pirlo Ambrosini will of the party and the duo Roman De Rossi-Perrotta. Camoranesi, the Juve player, will also be one of the faithful of the selection. The only uncertainty lies in the presence of Aquilani, sparkling in Champions League to face Real Madrid in last March but since that is seeking its second wind. The Italian newspaper understands that Montolivo, the young middle of the Fiorentina, it could eventually steal the last vacancy in the middle.

In attack, the controversy is likely to rage on the peninsula if the info sports daily hold true. Inzaghi, in great shape with Milan, is the great absent from the selection. Donadoni him préfererait Borriello, gênois, a player 25 who has not yet shown much on the international scene. Hopefully, Luca Toni will not be injured during the Euro… The other attackers should be selected Di Natale, Quagliarella and Del Piero. The Juventus player, long shunned by Donadoni, is recalled through its summer season with Juve and the intense lobbying directed by the Italian press.

Here is a list of 23 proposed by the Corriere dello Sport:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Amelia, Toldo
Defenders: Oddo, Panucci, Materazzi, Barzagli, Cannavaro, Grosso, Zambrotta, Chiellini
Midfielders: Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo, De Rossi, Perrotta, Aquilani or Montolivo, Camoranesi
Forwards: Toni, Borriello, Di Natale, Quagliarella, Del Piero