Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei and defender Matteo Ruggeri received their first call-ups to the national team squad when manager Luciano Spalletti named his 25-man list on Friday for next week's Nations League quarter-final against Germany.

Federico Dimarco, Caleb Okoli and Nicolo Pisilli are the three players who have not kept their places in the Italy national team squad, while five players have either returned or earned their first

Torino central midfielder Cesare Casadei and Atalanta left wing-back Matteo Rugger, both 22, on Friday got their first Italy call-ups for the Azzurri's Nations League quarter-final matches against Germany on March 20 in Milan and March 23 in Dortmund.