EURO 2008 INFO

Roberto Donadoni, the Italian breeder, has chosen to disclose a list of 24 players for the Euro 2008. One of them will be ejected from the group, by May 28, the deadline for submission of lists to UEFA. The backbone of this Squaddra azzurra 2008 version is composed of world champions (14). Must Pirlo, Gattuso, Toni, Canavaro are present. Del Piero, who had been called from the World Cup 2006, found its place at the expense of the AC Milan striker, Inzaghi.

Opposed to France in the third match of group C, Italians, usually solid defence, will this time, happen by Nesta and Maldini, retired. They may, however, rely on a very experienced group and a fire attack, like the Munich striker, Luca Toni, who found by the way, against France, his comparse of Bayern, Franck Ribéry. The Italy will begin its preparation stage, Sunday, May 25, Florence.

Composition of the pre-Italy: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Livorno), Morgan De Sanctis (Seville) - Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Christian Panucci (AS Roma), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo ), Gianluca Zambrotta (FC Barcelona), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Lyon) - Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (AS Rome) Simone Perrotta (AS Roma), Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina) - Luca Toni (Bayern Munich), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello ( Genoa), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria).