Azzurri: Totti dropped for Norway trip Sunday 29 May, 2005
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Marcello Lippi has named the squad for next week’s World Cup qualifier in Norway, but dropped Alessandro Del Piero and Francesco Totti.
It had already been rumoured that the Juventus captain would not be included, though Totti’s absence is more of a surprise. This may be extra punishment following the Roma star’s five-match ban for violent conduct.
Instead, Inter’s Christian Vieri earns a recall after months of injury worries, while Mauro Esposito and Antonio Cassano retain their spots in a relatively young front line along with Alberto Gilardino and Luca Toni.
Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is suspended, while Juve’s Gianluca Zambrotta returns from a one-match ban.
The crunch match will take place in Oslo on Saturday June 4 and the Ullevaal Stadium and will be one of the most important ties in Group 5. Italy currently lead on 12 points ahead of Norway and Slovenia with 8.
The squad will come together at the Coverciano training ground on Monday evening and leave for Oslo on Friday afternoon.
The tie will be refereed by Spaniard Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez – the same official who was in charge of the Champions’ League Final between Milan and Liverpool. Curiously, his first international was Italy v Norway on February 10 1999.
Gk: Buffon (Juventus), Roma (Monaco)
D: Barzagli (Palermo), Bonera (Parma), Cannavaro (Juventus), Chiellini (Fiorentina), Grosso (Palermo), Materazzi (Inter), Nesta (Milan), Zaccardo (Palermo)
M: Barone (Palermo), Blasi (Juve), Camoranesi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Diana (Sampdoria), Pirlo (Milan), Zambrotta (Juventus)
F: Cassano (Roma), Esposito (Cagliari), Gilardino (Parma), Toni (Palermo), Vieri (Inter)
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Marcello Lippi has named the squad for next week’s World Cup qualifier in Norway, but dropped Alessandro Del Piero and Francesco Totti.
It had already been rumoured that the Juventus captain would not be included, though Totti’s absence is more of a surprise. This may be extra punishment following the Roma star’s five-match ban for violent conduct.
Instead, Inter’s Christian Vieri earns a recall after months of injury worries, while Mauro Esposito and Antonio Cassano retain their spots in a relatively young front line along with Alberto Gilardino and Luca Toni.
Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is suspended, while Juve’s Gianluca Zambrotta returns from a one-match ban.
The crunch match will take place in Oslo on Saturday June 4 and the Ullevaal Stadium and will be one of the most important ties in Group 5. Italy currently lead on 12 points ahead of Norway and Slovenia with 8.
The squad will come together at the Coverciano training ground on Monday evening and leave for Oslo on Friday afternoon.
The tie will be refereed by Spaniard Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez – the same official who was in charge of the Champions’ League Final between Milan and Liverpool. Curiously, his first international was Italy v Norway on February 10 1999.
Gk: Buffon (Juventus), Roma (Monaco)
D: Barzagli (Palermo), Bonera (Parma), Cannavaro (Juventus), Chiellini (Fiorentina), Grosso (Palermo), Materazzi (Inter), Nesta (Milan), Zaccardo (Palermo)
M: Barone (Palermo), Blasi (Juve), Camoranesi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Diana (Sampdoria), Pirlo (Milan), Zambrotta (Juventus)
F: Cassano (Roma), Esposito (Cagliari), Gilardino (Parma), Toni (Palermo), Vieri (Inter)
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