[Portman]

I CONVOCATI - Questo l'elenco dei convocati:

Portieri: Abbiati (Torino), Amelia (Livorno), Buffon (Juventus).
Difensori: Barzagli (Palermo), Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Gamberini (Fiorentina), Materazzi (Inter), Oddo (Milan), Pasqual (Fiorentina), Tonetto (Roma), Zambrotta (Barcellona).
Centrocampisti: Ambrosini (Milan), De Rossi (Roma), Diana (Palermo) Gattuso (Milan), Perrotta (Roma), Pirlo (Milan).
Attaccanti: Del Piero (Juventus), Di Natale (Udinese), Inzaghi (Milan), Lucarelli (Livorno), Quagliarella (Sampdoria), Rocchi (Lazio).

Good to see Pippo back in the NT.

Oddo, Pirlo, Gattuso, Ambrosini and Inzaghi from Milan. Where the hell is Nesta? Incompetent Donadoni, injury, or a full rest until the pre-season for Alessandro?

[Tennie]

I've had a look all over the net, can't find a thing. He must want a rest or something, since it's hardly a strong squad.

Anyways, congratulations to Oddo, Ambro, Rino, Pirlo and most importantly.. PIPPO!

Here's the Nesta article in English. link

NESTA TO QUIT AZZURRI

Alessandro Nesta has hinted he will retire from international football in order to focus more on Milan.

“If I want to continue at the highest level for many more years, then I have to make some choices. Leaving the Nazionale is one of them,” he told ‘Tuttosport.’


The defender has never been very fortunate with the Azzurri, as he missed most of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups with injury.


Nesta was sidelined for four months this season after undergoing surgery for a dislocated shoulder, but his return to fitness proved an important boost in the Rossoneri’s Champions League triumph.


Now 31, the former Lazio star is contracted to Milan until 2011 and could follow teammate Paolo Maldini in taking an early retirement from the Italy squad.


Another Rossoneri hero, Gennaro Gattuso, is putting the Azzurri first. He pledged to dye his hair blonde if Milan won the Champions League, but pointed out he will only do so after the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Lithuania and the Faroe Islands.


“I can go around like that in Italy, but if I go overseas people will think I am insane,” said the midfielder.