Oddo, Rocchi called up for Euro 2008 qualifiers

Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni has just announced the players he will call up for Italy's first two matches in qualifying for the Euro 2008 tournament. Among them are veteran azzurro Massimo Oddo, who may or may not still be wearing the sky-blue jersey by the time he takes the field for the national side; and Tommaso Rocchi, who will have his first opportunity to represent Italy in a competitive match.

Match schedule

Italy - Lithuania, at Napoli
20:50 CET (2:50 PM EDT) Saturday Sep 2
US TV: Rai Internazionale

France - Italy, at Paris
21:00 (3:00 PM EDT) Wednesday Sep 6
US TV: Setanta (tape delay)

Full squad list

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juve), Christian Abbiati (Torino), Marco Amelia (Livorno)

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Dario Dainelli (Fiorentina), Fabio Grosso (Inter), Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcellona)

Midfielders: Massimo Ambrosini (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Marco Marchionni (Juve), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Franco Semioli (Chievo)

Forwards: Emiliano Bonazzoli (Sampdoria), Antonio Cassano (Real Madrid), David Di Michele (Palermo), Alberto Gilardino (Milan), Filippo Inzaghi (Milan), Tommaso Rocchi (Lazio)