Cesare Prandelli has announced the Itay Preliminary squad for euro 2012. Of the 32 players that he chooses, there is the name of Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano. Balotelli and Cassano is actually not in the squad had threatened for different reasons. Balotelli had made Prandelli not happy because of his attitude, while Cassano had not been playing because of health problems.
For the forward position, in addition to Balotelli and Cassano, Prandelli also called aging players Antonio Di Natale. Two young players, Fabio Borini and Sebastian Giovinco, he’s also given a chance. Juventus became the largest contributor to the player Gli Azzurri squad with the number of seven players. Meanwhile, AC Milan to send three players.
Among the 32 players, there are five players who have uncapped for the national team, which Mattia Destro, Emanuele Giaccherini, Ezequiel Schelotto, Luca Cigarini, and Marco Verratti. Verratti be one of the two Series B players in the squad, Angelo Ogbonna.
there are only 23 players who went to Poland, Ukraine, no later than announced on May 29. Italy in Group C at Euro 2012 Live. They joined together defending champions Spain, Republic of Ireland, and Croatia.
Italy name preliminary Euro 2012 squad:
GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Emiliano Viviano (Palermo).
Defender: Cristian Maggio (Napoli), Domenico Criscito (Zenit St. Petersburg), Ignazio Abate (Milan), Federico Balzaretti (Palermo), Davide Astori (Cagliari), Salvatore Bocchetti (Rubin Kazan), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Angelo Ogbonna (Torino).
Midfielder: Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), Antonio Nocerino (Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Ezequiel Schelotto (Atalanta) Luca Cigarini (Atalanta), Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna), Marco Verratti (Pescara).
Forward: Antonio Cassano (Milan), Mario Balotelli (Manchester City), Sebastian Giovinco (Parma), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Mattia Destro (Siena), Fabio Borini (Roma).
