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D'Ambrosio replaces injured De Sciglio for Italy's Euro 2020 qualifiers

Italy coach Roberto Mancini on Sunday called up Inter Milan defender Danilo D'Ambrosio to replace injured Juventus left-back Mattia De Sciglio for next week's Euro 2020 qualifiers against Armenia and Finland.
Juventus's Mattia De Sciglio (R) has been replaced by Inter Milan's Danilo D'Ambrosio (L) for Italy's Euro 2020 qualifiers
Juventus's Mattia De Sciglio (R) has been replaced by Inter Milan's Danilo D'Ambrosio (L) for Italy's Euro 2020 qualifiers

De Sciglio, 26, picked up a muscular problem during Saturday's 4-3 Serie A win for the Italian champions over Napoli.

Mancini had already been forced into another change after Juve captain Giorgio Chiellini, 35, tore a ligament in his right knee, an issue that will keep the defender out for around six months.

The 103-times capped Chiellini had made way for Lazio centre-back Francesco Acerbi.

Italy will play Armenia in Yerevan on Thursday, then visit Finland next Sunday.

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Italy squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Pierluigi Gollini (Atalanta), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)

Defenders: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea/ENG), Alessandro Florenzi, Gianluca Mancini (both Roma), Armando Izzo (Torino), Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari), Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), Francesco Acerbi (Lazio)

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante, Lorenzo Pellegrini (both Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea/ENG), Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)

Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Stephan El Shaarawy (Shanghai Shenhua/CHN), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Kevin Lasagna (Udinese)

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