01-03-2020, 06:40 AM
MILAN, Italy -- Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has recalled Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta to the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Motta, who has made 13 international appearances, has been absent from the squad for more than year, and last played for Italy in the 2012 European Championship final loss to Spain. Prandelli has also recalled Sampdoria striker Manolo Gabbiadini, who made his only appearance for Italy in the friendly against England in 2012. Mario Balotelli, Pablo Osvaldo and Riccardo Montolivo have been included despite being suspended for the Bulgaria match. Italy plays Bulgaria on Friday in Palermo and the Czech Republic four days later in Turin. The Azzurri are top of Group B with 14 points from six games, four more than Bulgaria. ------ Squad: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain). Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Luca Antonelli (Genoa), Davide Astori (Cagliari), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan). Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alressio Cerci (Torino), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Sunderland), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain). Forwards: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (AC Milan), Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), Alberto Gilardino (Genoa), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Pablo Osvaldo (Southampton). Nike Zoom Sale .D. Martinezs ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Torii Hunter with the winning run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday. Slip-on Sale . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. https://www.wholesaleshoesforcheap.com/a...hoes-sale/ .Y. - Geno Smith still thinks of himself as the New York Jets starting quarterback. Air Jordan 15 Sale . The Eastern Conference-leading Celtics finished their recent trek at 3-1 on Monday in Salt Lake City when Rajon Rondo made a key jumper with 24.1 seconds remaining, as Boston held off the Utah Jazz, 107-102, at EnergySolutions Arena. Air Jordan Sale . Groves signed with Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent last year after a season with Arizona. He was in the linebacker rotation and had a sack in the season opener against Miami.SOCHI, Russia -- Defending Olympic champion Charles Hamelin crashed in his qualification heat in mens 500-metre short track speed skating at the Sochi Olympics. Hamelin won gold in the 500-metre event at the 2010 Vancouver Games and was a medal favourite at these Games. He already earned gold in the 1,500 metres in Sochi and seemed poised to win three more medals.dddddddddddd However, Hamelin also crashed in the 1,000-metre event and Canadas mens 5,000-metre relay team failed to advance to the competitions final. In the womens 1,000-metre, Marianne St-Gelais, of Saint-Felicien, Que., fell early on in her heat, finishing last and failing to qualify for the quarterfinals. ' ' '