(Reuters) - Italy have named AS Roma defender Leonardo Spinazzola in a 39-man squad for next month's friendly against Argentina and their Nations League games following a lengthy injury layoff.
Manager Roberto Mancini mainly stuck with the squad which steered Italy to European Championship success in July, with the exception of the injured Federico Chiesa, Gaetano Castrovilli, Rafael Toloi and Ciro Immobile.
The 29-year-old left back was sidelined for almost the entire season, only returning to action for Roma this month. In the Nations League they host Germany in Bologna on June 4 and Hungary in Cesana three days later before facing England in Wolverhampton on June 11 and Germany in Moenchengladbach on June 14.
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