Italy announce squad for Nigeria friendly

Coach Cesare Prandelli has named his 28-man team that will
confront Nigeria in an international friendly billed for Fulham's
Craven Cottage stadium, London on November 18.
The Europeans will play Germany in Milan on November 15
before engaging Keshi's men who will also take on the Walia
Antelopes in a crunch World Cup qualifying play-offs in
Calabar on Saturday, November 16.
THE FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti
(Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (PSG/FRA).
Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Federico Balzaretti (AS
Roma), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Christian Maggio
(Napoli), Angelo Ogbonna (Juventus), Manuel Pasqual
(Fiorentina), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Domenico Criscito
(Zenit St Petersbourg/RUS).
Midfielders: Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (AS
Roma), Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna), Alessandro Florenzi
(Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Sunderland/ENG), Claudio
Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan), Thiago
Motta (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Marco Parolo (Parma),
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Andrea Poli (AC Milan).
Strikers: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Alessio Cerci (Torino),
Alberto Gilardino (Genoa), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Pablo
Osvaldo (Southampton/ENG), Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina).