Italy name squad for France Nations League clash with four debutants including Alphadjo Cissé

Mancini names 31-player Italy squad for Nations League matches against France (12 Nov) and Belgium, including four debutants: AC Milan's Alphadjo Cissé, 20, and three teenagers.

Roberto Mancini has announced a 31-player Italy squad ahead of Nations League fixtures against France in Milan on Thursday 12 November at 20:45 and Belgium three days later. Four players earn their first call-ups: AC Milan prospect Alphadjo Cissé (20), Côme Mattia Liberalli and Ricardo Cassano (19), and Parme's Simone Lontani (18). Lontani and Cassano will train with the squad before joining the U19 and U18 selections respectively.

Italy sit second in Nations League Group 1, three points behind France. In their opening meeting on 2 October at the Stade de France, Alessandro Bastoni equalised in the 68th minute after Michael Olise's 55th-minute opener to secure a 1–1 draw.