World champions rejoin Italy squad

Coach Roberto Donadoni has recalled Luca Toni and Alessandro Del Piero to his Italy squad for the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia.

Champions recalled
ACF Fiorentina striker Toni, who has scored nine goals in 24 appearances for his country, has not been selected since the Azzurri's victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final against France. Del Piero, who is currently playing in Serie B with Juventus, has also been called up for the first time since the match in Berlin.

Juventus stars
Two other Juventus players are included in the squad, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi. Meanwhile Donadoni omitted forwards Antonio Cassano and Alberto Gilardino, who both played in Italy's first two Group B qualifying games - a 1-1 draw against Lithuania and a 3-1 defeat France. Italy play Ukraine in Rome on 7 October and Georgia in Tbilisi four days later.

Italy squad
Goalkeepers: Christian Abbiati (Torino FC), Marco Amelia (AS Livorno Calcio), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus).

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (US Città di Palermo), Cristian Zaccardo (US Città di Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid CF), Fabio Grosso (FC Internazionale Milano), Marco Materazzi (FC Internazionale Milano), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Massimo Oddo (S.S. Lazio), Manuel Pasqual (ACF Fiorentina), Gianluca Zambrotta (FC Barcelona).

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Delvecchio (UC Sampdoria), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Simone Perrotta (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Stefano Mauri (S.S. Lazio).

Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), David Di Michele (US Città di Palermo), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese Calcio), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese Calcio), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Luca Toni (ACF Fiorentina).