Daniele De Rossi has assured “nobody can miss a European Championship because of a fractured finger” after joining the Italy squad.

The Roma midfielder has been diagnosed with a fractured index finger on his right hand, but insists it will not affect his ability to perform in Ukraine and Poland this summer.

“Nobody can miss a European Championship because of a fractured finger,” De Rossi told fans at the station in Florence.

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Pescara boss Zdenek Zeman says he wasn’t shocked by the decision to include Marco Verratti in the Italian national set-up.

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Giorgio Chiellini should be available for Euro 2012 after the Juventus man was ruled out for the next 20 days.

There were fears that the defender would miss the tournament after picking up a right thigh strain on Sunday.

The stopper, who can also play as a left-back, underwent tests today and he is expected to be sidelined for around three weeks.

Italy start their campaign against Spain on June 10.

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Atalanta already have two players in Italy’s initial Euro 2012 squad, but they believe two others deserved similar recognition.

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Antonio Cabrini is the new Coach of the women’s Italian national side after replacing Pietro Ghedin in the role.

The latter is now the new national boss of Malta’s male team, thus giving the 1982 World Cup winner a chance to get back in the game.

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Novara boss Attilio Tesser is disappointed that Marco Rigoni wasn’t included in Italy’s preliminary 32-man squad for Euro 2012.

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Italy have another injury to monitor as Sebastian Giovinco is ruled out of action for 10 days after picking up a knee injury.

The diminutive forward, who finished the season in strong form for Parma, was named on Sunday in Cesare Prandelli’s provisional 32-man squad for the European Championships this summer.

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Giorgio Chiellini has ruled himself out of the Coppa Italia Final against Napoli, but the Juventus stopper is hopeful for Euro 2012.

The defender picked up a right thigh problem in the closing stages of Sunday’s 3-1 win over Atalanta in Serie A.

“I’ll have my first tests tomorrow to find out the extent of the injury,” Chiellini stated on his Twitter account.

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Italian Football Federation chief Giancarlo Abete has backed the selections of Coach Cesare Prandelli and insisted that the tactician will stay beyond Euro 2012.

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Italy’s chief medic Enrico Castellacci has given the latest news available to him on injuries to Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi and Riccardo Montolivo.

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