Italy national team head coach Luciano Spalletti has confirmed that Liverpool and former Juventus winger Federico Chiesa is ‘in our thoughts’ ahead of the upcoming squad announcement for October’s Nations League fixtures.
Italy will play Belgium and Israel on October 10 and 14 respectively, having picked up back-to-back wins against France and Israel in the Nations League group stage earlier in September.
Though Spalletti has not made any guarantees, he confirmed that both Chiesa and Napoli forward Matteo Politano, who both missed out on the squad last time, are under consideration for a return.
Spalletti has also confirmed that youngsters Daniel Maldini and Niccolo Pisilli are on the preliminary squad list for Italy’s upcoming Nations League matches.