Udinese striker Fabio Quagliarella won't feature in Italy's friendly with Greece this evening after damaging his nose in training.
The 25-year-old wasn't expected to start in Athens with Marcello Lippi likely to trust in a trident of Giuseppe Rossi, Luca Toni and Mauro Camoranesi.
But now Quagliarella won't even have the chance to impress as a substitute after sustaining an unlucky minor injury in training.
Quagliarella suffered a blow to his nose and had to return to the dressing room to be attended to by La Nazionale's doctor Enrico Castellacci.
The Friulani star was taken to hospital in the Greek capital where he will undergo scans to ascertain the extent of the injury and rule out the possibility of a break.
The Azzurri had a light training session today and spent the majority of the time practising set-pieces ahead of their friendly clash.
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i dont like this shit at all. hell, i hope lippi will give some playing time for iaquinta..