Italy Selects Two Fresh Faces for UEFA Nations League Quarter-Final Clash with Germany

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti has unveiled his squad for the upcoming Nations League quarter-final against Germany, and it includes two exciting new additions. Atalanta defender Matteo Ruggeri, who shone in his team's Europa League victory last season, and Torino youngster Cesare Casadei have earned spots among the 25 players vying for a spot in Italy's upcoming matches against the Germans. Casadei, who recently returned to Italy from Chelsea, joins other young talents like Daniel Maldini, son of Italian football legend Paolo Maldini, in the squad.

Italy host Germany at the San Siro on Thursday before travelling to Dortmund for the second leg on March 23.

Once the cornerstone of any Italy team, this time troubled Juventus have only two players in the squad -- defenders Federico Gatti and Andrea Cambiaso -- while seven-time European champions AC Milan have none.

The winner of this tie will host the Nations League finals in June, with Italy opting for Turin should they get through.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal/ENG), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham/ENG)

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Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Cesare Casadei (Torino), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolo Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle/ENG)

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Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)

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