By Anna Italia

Wow, guys, prepare your Italian flags!!!

Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi called up 23 players for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.  The two matches are Montenegro - Italy on Saturday March 28, 2009  in Podgorica (20:45) and on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Italy - Republic of Ireland  at the San Nicola Stadium in Bari (20:50)

Guys, I am so happy because Sampdoria forward Giampaolo Pazzini made it to the list, hip hip hurrah!!!!   Yet, I am disappointed for not seeing FC Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero among the called up players.

Players will be meeting before midnight from Monday, March 23 at the Technical Center of Coverciano.  First training will be on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. open to the press.  The second training session will be at 16:00 closed doors.

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Here is the complete list of the 23 official called up players for the Italian National Team 2010 World Cup Qualifiers by Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi

Goalkeepers: Marco Amelia (Palermo), Gigi Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Galatasaray);

Defenders: Bocchetti (Genoa), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Dossena (Liverpool), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Fabio Grosso (O. Lyon), Motta (Roma), Giancluca Zambrotta (AC Milan);

Midfielders: Brighi (Roma), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Pasquale Foggia (Lazio), Riccardo  Montolivo (Fiorentina), Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan);

Forwards:  Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria),Simone Pepe (Udinese), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), G. Rossi (Villarreal).


The list of injured players who are usually called up is increasing. So, this is the reason why you don't see among the called up   Gilardino,  Daniele Bonera, Nicola Legrottaglie, Mauro Camoranesi, Simone Perrotta, Alberto Aquilani, Gennaro Gattuso and Luca Toni. All of them are injured.

Three yellow-carded players have also been called: Chellini, De Rossi and Pirlo.

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Here is the complete training schedule of the Italian National team and press conference dates as informed by the Italian Football Federation FIGC:

Monday, March 23,  2009
Meeting in the Technical Center of  Coverciano / Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano before midnight

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
h. 10.30 Italian National Team training  (open to the press)
h. 13.30 Press conference  (Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi and players)
h. 16.00 Italian National Team training (closed doors)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
h. 10.30 Italian National Training  (open to the press)
h. 13.30 Press conference  (players)
h. 16.00 Italian National Team training (closed doors)

Thursday, March 26,  2009
h.13.30 Press conference  (players)
h. 16.00 Italian National Team training (Open to the press only the first 15 minutes)

Friday, March 27, 2009
h. 10.30 Italian National Training  (open to the press)
After the training  a Press conference  (Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi and players)
h. 17.30 Departure Charter flight from Pisa to Podgorica
h. 19.00  Arriving in Podgorica and transfer to "City Stadium"

Saturday, March 28, 2009
h. 20.45 2010 World Cup Qualifier match
Montenegro - Italy
City Stadium
After the match, press conference and return to the Hotel
 

Sunday, March 29, 2009
h. 13.00 Departure Charter flight from Podgorica to Pisa and transfering to Coverciano.
h. 16.30 Presss Conference Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi
h. 17.00 Italian National Training  (open to the press)

Monday, March 30, 2009
h. 10.30 Italian National Training  (open to the press)
h. 13.30 Press Conference with players

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
h. 10.30 Italian National Training  (open to the press)
at the end of the training, Press conference with Coach and players
h. 17.00  Departure from Florence to Bari 
h. 18.30  Press conference with Italy Head Coach Marcello Lippi at the San Nicola Stadium.

Wednesday, April 1,  2009
h. 20.50 2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Italy - Republic Ireland
San Nicola Stadium
After the match, press conference and players return to their clubs.

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Do you agree with the called up players?  Were you expecting others, who, and why?






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