Federico Bernardeschi has been handed the Number 10 jersey for Italy’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland this evening.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT and is the opener in Group J, which also includes Armenia, Bosnia and Liechtenstein.
“The Number 10 jersey is a special one for Italy and it can weigh heavily on some shoulders,” Coach Roberto Mancini said in his Press conference yesterday.
“I’ll leave it up to the players who decide who is ready to wear it.”
The squad seems to have appointed Juventus man Bernardeschi, with Ciro Immobile wearing 17 and Fabio Quagliarella 21.
It is Leonardo Pavoletti who is given the Number 9 and Moise Kean, set for his first senior Italy start, has 14.
Italy squad for Finland: 1 Salvatore Sirigu, 12 Alessio Cragno, 20 Gianluigi Donnarumma; 2 Cristiano Piccini, 3 Giorgio Chiellini, 4 Cristiano Biraghi, 5 Gianluca Mancini, 13 Alessio Romagnoli, 19 Leonardo Bonucci; 6 Marco Verratti, 7 Leonardo Spinazzola, 8 Jorginho, 10 Federico Bernardeschi, 11 Vincenzo Grifo, 15 Stefano Sensi, 16 Matteo Politano, 18 Nicolò Barella, 23 Nicolò Zaniolo; 9 Leonardo Pavoletti, 14 Moise Kean, 17 Ciro Immobile, 21 Fabio Quagliarella, 22 Stephan El Shaarawy
jahadnotuy
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cr7 effect
jahadnotuy
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Cr7 effect [byebye][byebye]
AhmedAoyon007
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he is nice player... he achieve to get no.10
Sencikotuz
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But he still can be decisive sometimes
Bro it's time for him to go. Like I said I respect his fighting spirit and so on, but it is time for new boys..
InfinitiStryker
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Mandzukic is done for me. Did good things, but last times useless. Kean plz..
But he still can be decisive sometimes
deebashbhandari
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Hope for your bright start from country side..[byebye][byebye][byebye]
zeoeltu
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Ronaldo effect. 😎😎
Achand7
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he worth it
Sencikotuz
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Sucks Ballo couldn’t make it...and I also think Bernadeschi should be made essential starter at Juve...while also playing Dybala by pushing him in at CAM Something like this maybe...also don’t mind Mandzukic switching in for Douglas
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Mandzukic is done for me. Did good things, but last times useless. Kean plz..
InfinitiStryker
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Sucks Ballo couldn’t make it...and I also think Bernadeschi should be made essential starter at Juve...while also playing Dybala by pushing him in at CAM Something like this maybe...also don’t mind Mandzukic switching in for Douglas
Edoo87
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its big honor
Finney22
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We need to chill out guys, this is a big commitment
Exquisitegamer
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Just because Fabio Quagliarella is doing well in the Serie A does not mean Mario Balotelli should be omitted from the Squad
I think that pavoletti shouldn’t be in it ahead of balotelli
Dybala❤⚪⚫⚪⚫
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Very deserved, I am a juventus fan and i watch every match and boy let me tell you bernadeschi is one of the most underrated players in the whole world.
PaulDUnited
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It will be good for his confidence. He's been playing some of the best football I've seen in a long time for Juventus.
Spartacus_Aye419
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Just because Fabio Quagliarella is doing well in the Serie A does not mean Mario Balotelli should be omitted from the Squad
VanishPrasad
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He's an important player. More of a playmaker so he derseves the No.10 . Hope he can carry that pressure and achieve more with Italy