Euro2012: Italy name final 23 players squad

Italy have named their 23 players squad ahead of the 2012 European Championships. Italy have been drawn in Group C along with defending champions Spain, Ireland and Croatia. Coach Cesare Prandelli left out Andrea Ranocchia (Internazionale Milan), Salvatore Bocchetti (Rubin Kazan) and Domenico Criscito (Zenit Saint Petersburg) due to different reasons. The case of Criscito is especially difficult for Prandelli. The player is said to be involved in match fixing. The Italian police even checked his room at the Italy camp and was then released ahead of the tournament.

ITALY

GoalkeepersGianluigi Buffon (Juventus Torino), Morgan De Sanctis (SSC Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (FC Paris Saint-Germain)

DefendersIgnazio Abate (AC Milan), Federico Balzaretti (US Palermo), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus Torino), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus Torino), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus Torino), Cristian Maggio (SSC Napoli), Angelo Ogbonna (AS Torino)

MidfieldersDaniele de Rossi (AS Roma), Alessandro Diamanti (FC Bologna), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus Torino), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus Torino), Riccardo Montolivo (AC Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (FC Paris Saint-Germain), Antonio Nocerino (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus Torino)

ForwardsMario Balotelli (Manchester City), Fabio Borini (AS Roma), Antonio Cassano (AC Milan), Sebastian Giovinco (FC Parma), Antonio di Natale (Udinese Calcio)