Italy coach Marcello Lippi has named Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo to his squad for next week's friendly with Brazil.

But there is no place again for attacking pair Alessandro del Piero, of Juve, and Antonio Cassano, of Sampdoria, while Giorgio Chiellini is missing through injury.

Chiellini's absence means Fiorentina's Alessandro Gamberini should partner Fabio Cannavaro in defence.

Lippi has included youngsters Alberto Aquilani, Riccardo Montolivo, Giuseppe Rossi and Simone Pepe with an eye on the World Cup next year.

Squad: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Palermo), Morgan de Sanctis (Galatasaray); Daniele Bonera (AC Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Fabio Grosso (Lyon), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan); Alberto Aquilani (Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele de Rossi (Roma), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (Milan); Antonio di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich).