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De Rossi dropped from Italy squad for punching Mauri
Nov 11, 2012 8:24:00 PM
The 29-year-old has been left out of Cesare Prandelli's 25-man roster to play France on Wednesday evening as a result of his red card
Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has been dropped from the Italy squad after punching Stefano Mauri in his side's 3-2 defeat to Lazio on Sunday.The 29-year-old would have been certain to feature, but coach Cesare Prandelli has decided to leave him out as a punishment.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United full-back Davide Santon has been called up following an impressive run of performances, and Roma youngster Alessandro Florenzi has also been invited to the senior squad after catching the eye for the Under-21s.
| Name | Club |
| Goalkeepers: | |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus |
| Morgan De Sanctis | Napoli |
| Salvatore Sirigu | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Emiliano Viviano | Fiorentina |
| Defenders: | |
| Davide Astori | Cagliari |
| Federico Balzaretti | Roma |
| Andrea Barzagli | Juventus |
| Leonardo Bonucci | Juventus |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus |
| Domenico Criscito | Zenit St Petersburg |
| Christian Maggio | Napoli |
| Davide Santon | Newcastle |
| Midfielders: | |
| Antonio Candreva | Lazio |
| Alessandro Diamanti | Bologna |
| Alessandro Florenzi | Roma |
| Emanuele Giaccherini | Juventus |
| Claudio Marchisio | Juventus |
| Riccardo Montolivo | AC Milan |
| Andrea Pirlo | Juventus |
| Marco Verratti | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Attackers: | |
| Mario Balotelli | Manchester City |
| Mattia Destro | Roma |
| Stephan El Shaarawy | AC Milan |
| Sebastian Giovinco | Juventus |
| Pablo Osvaldo | Roma |
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