DARIMAN, PIRLO GIOVINCO NAMED IN ITALY SQUAD

 The MLS duo and the Manchester United star have been named in Antonio Conte's group for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta

Nine of the 28 players selected by Conte are based outside Italy, with Giovinco and veteran midfielder Andrea Pirlo of New York City FC, joined by Paris Saint-Germain duo Salvatore Sirigu and Marco Verratti, plus Monaco's Stephan El Shaarawy.
Premier League pair Matteo Darmian of Manchester United and Southampton's Graziano Pelle were also named, as was Sevilla's Ciro Immobile and Domenico Criscito of Zenit.

Squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Zenit), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter)
Midfielders: Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards: Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Eder (Sampdoria), Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco), Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Ciro Immobile (Sevilla), Graziano Pelle (Southampton), Franco Vazquez (Palermo), Simone Zaza (Juventus)