Italy have called up Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi for games against Armenia and Finland after Giorgio Chiellini’s serious knee injury.
Juventus captain Chiellini sprained his knee in training today and tests confirmed a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament.
It will require surgery and this type of injury usually means at least three to six months out.
Italy have called up Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi for games against Armenia and Finland after Giorgio Chiellini’s serious knee injury.
Juventus captain Chiellini sprained his knee in training today and tests confirmed a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament.
It will require surgery and this type of injury usually means at least three to six months out.
Italy Coach Roberto Mancini has therefore called up Lazio centre-back Acerbi to replace Chiellini in the squad for their Euro 2020 qualifiers.
The Azzurri visit Armenia on September 5 in Yerevan and face Finland in Tampere on September 8.
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Pierluigi Gollini (Atalanta), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Armando Izzo (Torino), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Chelsea), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Stephan El Shaarawy (Shanghai Shenhua), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Kevin Lasagna (Udinese)