Italy start Stephan El Shaarawy and Roberto Soriano with Giorgio Chiellini at left-back in tonight’s friendly with Romania.

It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action plus give your views on our LIVEBLOG.

The Azzurri continue their preparations for Euro 2016 following Friday’s 3-1 friendly defeat to Belgium, the side ranked number one in the world by FIFA.

Italy start Stephan El Shaarawy and Roberto Soriano with Giorgio Chiellini at left-back in tonight’s friendly with Romania.

It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action plus give your views on our LIVEBLOG.

The Azzurri continue their preparations for Euro 2016 following Friday’s 3-1 friendly defeat to Belgium, the side ranked number one in the world by FIFA.

With Mattia De Sciglio not 100 per cent fit and Alessandro Florenzi in midfield, Giorgio Chiellini is re-routed to left-back in a 4-4-2 system.

Chiellini and his Juventus teammate Leonardo Bonucci have made costly errors in recent months, but Antonio Conte keeps faith with the veterans.

Sampdoria’s Soriano impressed when coming off the bench against Belgium and he starts in place of Marco Parolo, while Monaco’s El Shaarawy steps in for Antonio Candreva on the left.

Eder and Graziano Pellè are again the front two.

Romania have some familiar faces in the line-up, starting Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu and Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches.

They will wear a special shirt commemorating the victims of the fire in a Bucharest nightclub.

The last two meetings between these nations both ended 1-1 in 2010 and Euro 2008, but the Azzurri are unbeaten since a 1-0 result in March 1989.

Italy: Buffon; Darmian, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Florenzi, Marchisio, Soriano, El Shaarawy; Pellè, Eder

Romania: Tatarusanu; Sapunaru, Chiriches, Grigore, Rat; Pintilii, Hoban; Torje, Budescu, Stancu; Keseru

Ref: Jaccottet (SWI)

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