Rosi coming up for Italy

AS Roma winger Aleandro Rosi has been named in the Italy Under-21 squad for the first time for the Azzurrini's UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off against Spain on 6 and 10 October.

Splendid week
Rosi is included in Pierluigi Casiraghi's 22-man squad after scoring his first Serie A goal last Sunday in Roma's 4-0 win against Parma FC. He will be joined by Juventus forward Raffaele Palladino, who returns after a long absence with an ankle injury. ACF Fiorentina striker Giampaolo Pazzini is still out with a thigh injury while Parma midfield pair Luca Cigarini and Daniele Dessena make the cut after their brilliant performances in the UEFA Cup first-round win against FC Rubin Kazan.

Italy squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluca Curci (AS Roma), Emiliano Viviano (Brescia Calcio)

Defenders: Marco Andreolli (FC Internazionale Milano), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Coda (Udinese Calcio), Andrea Mantovani (AC Chievo Verona), Francesco Pisano (Cagliari Calcio), Alessadro Potenza (ACF Fiorentina), Giuseppe Scurto (AC Chievo Verona)

Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma), Luca Cigarini (Parma FC), Daniele Dessena (Parma FC), Andrea Lazzari (AC Cesena), Riccardo Montolivo (ACF Fiorentina), Antonio Nocerino (Piacenza FC), Simone Padoin (Vicenza Calcio), Aleandro Rosi (AS Roma), Alessandro Rosina (Torino FC)

Forwards: Raffaele Palladino (Juventus), Graziano Pellè (AC Cesena), Nicola Pozzi (Empoli FC), Giuseppe Rossi (Newcastle United FC)