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Gattuso leaves three players out of Italy squad for Norway game
Nov 16 2025 11:17 · By onefootball.com · 119 Reads
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Elia Caprile, Sandro Tonali and Riccardo Calafiori won’t even be on the Italy bench for a game against Norway this evening.
Italy CT Gattuso has named his 23-man squad list for a World Cup qualifying fixture against Norway at San Siro. As reported by TMW , the three players left out of the squad are Elia Caprile , Riccardo Calafiori and Sandro Tonali .
Sandro Tonali plays for Italy in Moldova during the 2026 World Cup qualifier (@azzurri)
Caprile had already been left out for Italy’s game against Moldova on Thursday.
Calafiori has been dealing with a hip injury and didn’t play against Moldova either, while Tonali is on a yellow card, so Gattuso has decided to leave him out to avoid a potential booking that would make him miss the World Cup playoff semifinal in March 2026.
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Coach Gennaro Gattuso of Italy gesture during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy . (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)
Italy are practically certain to go through the World Cup playoffs next year, given that only a victory by nine goals against Norway this evening would give them direct qualification for the World Cup.