Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Calabria and Cristiano Biraghi have all withdrawn from the Italy squad ahead in their crunch World Cup qualifier towards Northern Ireland.
Inter defender Bastoni were suffering for health and could not travel to Belfast for Monday's sport, with Calabria experiencing a calf trouble on Saturday and Biraghi dropping out for non-public reasons.
To bolster his protective alternatives, with veteran centre-again Giorgio Chiellini having left the camp ahead of Friday's 1-1 draw with Switzerland, Roberto Mancini called up Davide Zappacosta.
Italy take a seat top of Group C on intention difference so simplest want to match Switzerland's end result at home to Bulgaria after they take on Northern Ireland which will clinch top spot.
A draw would have been sufficient had Jorginho converted a 90th-minute penalty against Switzerland on Friday, but the Chelsea midfielder missed his 0.33 successive spot-kick (inclusive of shoot-outs) for the Azzurri.
Italy have received seven of their 10 matches in opposition to Northern Ireland, who have been scoreless in the past six and secured their most effective victory in a World Cup qualifier lower back in January 1958.
However, the remaining assembly among the pair in Northern Ireland was a goalless draw at Windsor Park in October 2010.
November 13, 2021
