
Lippi turns to debutant duo
Domenico Criscito and Claudio Marchisio have been called up to the Italy squad for the first time for the friendly with Switzerland.
Marcello Lippi has also included the uncapped Salvatore Bocchetti again and the Genoa defender could make his debut on Wednesday.
There are few surprises in the 20-man list despite a dismal Confederations Cup showing.
There were still no places for Antonio Cassano and Alessandro Del Piero while Luca Toni, Daniele De Rossi and Gennaro Gattuso have been rested.
Antonio Di Natale returns after missing the end of the season following his injury in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro in March.
Captain Fabio Cannavaro will surpass Paolo Maldini's record of 126 appearances for the Azzurri if he features.
Squad: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari); Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Fabio Grosso (Lyon), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Davide Santon (Inter Milan), Gianluca Zambrotta; Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Gaetano D'Agostino (Udinese), Simone Pepe (Udinese); Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli) Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).
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