Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile, Andrea Belotti and Federico Bernardeschi start as Italy visit Macedonia in a World Cup qualifier.
It kicks off in Skopje at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.
The Azzurri need a victory against one of the group whipping boys, having drawn 1-1 with Spain on Thursday.
Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile, Andrea Belotti and Federico Bernardeschi start as Italy visit Macedonia in a World Cup qualifier.
It kicks off in Skopje at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.
The Azzurri need a victory against one of the group whipping boys, having drawn 1-1 with Spain on Thursday.
Coach Giampiero Ventura makes radical changes from that side that started in Turin, some forced with Riccardo Montolivo and Giorgio Chiellini (suspended against Spain) injured, while Graziano Pellè is dropped after refusing to shake the tactician’s hand.
Immobile and Belotti livened up the attack when coming off the bench and are former teammates for six months at Torino under Ventura’s orders, so are trusted to lead the line this evening.
Verratti was deemed not fit enough to start against Spain, but the Paris Saint-Germain talent is the playmaker today, while Alessio Romagnoli again fills in for Chiellini at the back.
A big surprise is the introduction of Fiorentina starlet Bernardeschi in a new centre-right midfield role.
Antonio Candreva steps in on the right with Milan teammates Giacomo Bonaventura and Mattia De Sciglio.
Macedonia have lost both their World Cup qualifiers so far in this group, falling away to Albania and at home to Israel on Thursday.
There are two Serie A representatives in the starting XI, namely Genoa veteran Goran Pandev and Palermo centre-forward Ilija Nestorovski.
This is the first ever competitive meeting between the two nations. Macedonia have lost six of their last seven outings.
Elsewhere in the group this evening, Spain visit Gianni De Biasi’s surprise package Albania.
Macedonia: Bogatinov; Mojsov, Sikov, Ristevski; Ristovski, Hasani, Spirovski, Alioski, Zhuta; Pandev, Nestorovski
Macedonia bench: Zahov, Siskovski, Trickovski, Trajcevski, Petrovikj, Ibraimi, Gjorgjev, Stjepanovic, Jahovic
Italy: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Romagnoli; Candreva, Bernardeschi, Verratti, Bonaventura, De Sciglio; Belotti, Immobile
Italy bench: Donnarumma, Perin, Darmian, Ogbonna, Astori, Criscito, Florenzi, De Rossi, Parolo, Benassi, Sansone, Eder
Ref: Makkelie (NED)