ROME (AP) Italy coach Antonio Conte has given first call-ups to Jorginho and Federico Bernardeschi for European Championship warm-up friendlies against Spain and Germany.
Conte, who confirmed this week he will leave the job after Euro 2016, left out forward Mario Balotelli, who has failed to impress on loan at Milan from Liverpool.
Brazil-born midfielder Jorginho is rewarded for good form with title-chasing Napoli, and 22-year-old Federico Bernardeschi is picked despite scoring only one goal in Serie A this season.
Another Brazil-born midfielder, Thiago Motta of Paris Saint-German, returns for the first time since the 2014 World Cup.