I believe Ferrara will play the midfield the way Lippi did when Zidane was the AMC
Diego = Zidane
Sissoko = Davids
Melo = Deschamps / Conte
Camo = Di Livio / Conte
Conte was versatile enough to anchor the midfield or fill in for anyone of the CMs. I see Marchisio playing a similar role
Marchisio = Conte
The rest of the CMs in both eras ...
Poulsen, Tiago, Salisandwich, Zanetti = Tarchinardi, Pecchia, Blanchard