Juventus defender Gatti added to Italy squad for Nations League

Juventus defender Gatti added to Italy squad for Nations League Juventus defender Federico Gatti has been added to Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium. The Bianconeri man won’t have long to travel to the Coverciano training ground, because he is at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence this evening, playing in Juve’s 2-2 Serie A draw against Fiorentina. Gatti earns Italy recall TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 06: Federico Gatti of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium on September 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Mancini had originally called up Udinese’s 18-year-old Matteo Palma to replace injured Roma defender Gianluca Mancini, but he would seem to want a more experienced figure to bolster his options for these crucial matches. Gatti is 28 years old and has eight senior caps for the Italy squad, the most recent being in the ill-fated World Cup play-off defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 31, 2026. The Juve centre-back scored one goal with one assist in nine appearances this season between Serie A and the Europa League. BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 26: Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti and Gianluigi Donnarumma of Italy interact after the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Italy and Northern Ireland at Stadio di Bergamo on March 26, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) The Nations League Group A fixtures conclude with Italy hosting France at San Siro on Thursday November 12, then visiting Belgium in Brussels on Sunday November 15. Italy squad Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Juventus); Defenders: Honest Ahanor (Crystal Palace), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Daniele Ghilardi (Roma), Michael Kayode (Brentford), Marco Palestra (Chelsea), Matteo Palma (Udinese), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta); Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Riccardo Cassano (Como), Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina), Davide Frattesi (Lazio), Simone Lontani (Parma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Como), Alessandro Romano (Cagliari), Sandro Tonali (Tottenham); Forwards: Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), Alphadjo Cisse (Milan), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC), Mattia Liberali (Como), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Antonio Vergara (Napoli), Nicolò Zaniolo (Udinese).