It is now confirmed that Luciano Spalletti can call up to 26 players for EURO 2024, so who already has a place in the Italy squad?
UEFA had originally planned to reduce the squads to 23 in pre-pandemic levels, but today announced that coaches would be given the option of a squad between a minimum of 23 and a maximum of 26 players.
The benches will also be expanded to 15 members, meaning nobody will have to be left in the stands during the tournament from June 14 to July 14.
This should give more clues as to who Spalletti will bring along for the Azzurri camp in Germany over the summer, as they try to defend their title of European Champions.
The deadline for announcing the final squad is on June 7 and Italy will face Spain, Croatia and Albania in the group stage of the tournament.
Italy players guaranteed a spot
According to Calciomercato.com, there are already 13 players who are guaranteed a place in the group, assuming of course that they avoid injury.
They include Gianluigi Donnarumma, Guglielmo Vicario, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Giorgio Scalvini, Matteo Darmian, Nicolò Barella, Jorginho, Bryan Cristante, Davide Frattesi, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Federico Chiesa.
Gianluca Scamacca was put on a warning, but considering his recent form for Atalanta, it seems unlikely he would be left out.
Mateo Retegui, Francesco Acerbi, Gianluca Mancini, Riccardo Orsolini and Giacomo Raspadori are also likely to get the nod.