Italians in North American football called up to represent Italy

European Qualifiers, Azerbaigian-Italia: biglietti acquistabili allo Stadio

This evening, Italian national team coach Antonio Conte made public the list of players called up for the Italy's Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Some questions remained as to whether players whom are currently playing their trade in North America would get another call up, after their first one in September.

Sebastian Giovinco, it was argued, gained a call-up in September due to the lack of form of his competitors in Italy's attack.

As it turned out the TFC striker missed Italy's home matches against Malta and Bulgaria due to a muscular injury. This time, he hopes to respond to his former coach at Juventus.

Strong of his 20 goals and 10 assists in Major League Soccer, Giovinco's spot was confirmed among the 27 man squad. The call up confirms that the TFC forward is being called up on his own merits - say what you will about how he dwarfs the league with his talent.

Along with Giovinco, national team fixture Andrea Pirlo returns to the fold for his experience and know-how in the midfield.

Here's Conte's roster for the last two qualifiers against Norway and Azerbaijan:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);

Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Davide Santon (Inter);

Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);

Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria),Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellé (Southampton), Fabio Quagliarella (Torino), Simone Zaza (Juventus).

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