Italy coach Ventura drops Zaza & El Shaarawy for away fixture against Sweden

Italy national team coach Giampiero has dropped 4 players from his 27 man squad he called up ahead of the first of two play-off matches for the FIFA World Cup. Valencia's in form striker Simone Zaza will not travel to Stockholm to face off with Sweden at the Friends Arena. Full-back's Leonardo Spinazzola and Danilo D'Ambrosio together with Roma winger Stephan El Shaarawy have also not been included in the 23-man squad.

The complete squad:

Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), 12 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), 22 Mattia Perin (Genoa).

Defenders: 13 Davide Astori (Fiorentina), 15 Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Milan), 3 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 2 Daniele Rugani (Juventus), 21 Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea).

Midfielders: 20 Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), 6 Antonio Candreva (Inter), 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 7 Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), 5 Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), 10 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 14 Jorge Luiz Frello Jorginho (Napoli), 18 Marco Parolo (Lazio), 8 Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);

Strikers: 9 Andrea Belotti (Torino), 17 Eder Citadin Martins (Inter), 23 Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), 11 Ciro Immobile (Lazio).
Nima Tavallaey Roodsari (@NimaTavRood)