Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso recalled midfielder Bryan Cristante when he named his squad on Friday ahead of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel, but Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa has again been left out.

Gattuso has also included uncapped Fiorentina midfielder Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Bologna forward Nicolo Cambiaghi, along with AC Milan defender Matteo Gabbia who has been in the squad before but has yet to make an appearance.

Cristante has played 43 times for Italy, but the AS Roma player has not been a part of the current qualifying campaign, with his last cap coming at Euro 2024.

Chiesa's last cap also came at Euro 2024 and, while the winger has only made brief appearances from the bench in the Premier League this season, he has scored twice for Liver

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