FLORENCE, Italy: Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa has been called up by Italy for the first time in almost two years for the upcoming World Cup playoffs, with the Azzurri desperate to avoid missing a third consecutive edition. Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso named a 28-man squad on Friday. The four-time World Cup champion need to beat Northern Ireland in the playoffs on Thursday in Bergamo and then Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina away — five days later — to avoid going at least 16 years without playing a match at soccer’s biggest event.

Il Ct Gennaro Gattuso ha svelato la lista dei convocati per la gara di giovedì 26 marzo contro l'Irlanda del Nord e per l'eventuale finale contro Galles o Bosnia ed Erzegovina.…

Il ct Gattuso convoca 28 calciatori per i playoff: prima sfida il 26 marzo a Bergamo contro l’Irlanda del Nord. L’ex bianconero torna in azzurro dopo quasi due…