Rubin's Bocchetti Dropped From Italy Squad

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Rubin Kazan defender Salvatore Bocchetti was dropped from Italy's provisional 25-man Euro 2012 squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Luxembourg, the country's football union reported Monday.

Rubin Kazan defender Salvatore Bocchetti was dropped from Italy's provisional 25-man Euro 2012 squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Luxembourg, the country's football union reported Monday.

The 29-year-old player, who made his international debut in 2009 and has five caps, was called up for Cesare Prandelli's wider squad but was part of his seven-man cut Monday.

It leaves the squad without any Russia-based players after Zenit left-back Domenico Criscito left the training camp near Florence earlier Monday following receipt of notice that is a suspect in Italy's match-fixing scandal.

Criscito and Bocchetti were teammates at Genoa before they left for Russia.

Prandelli names his final squad on Tuesday, when Italy play Luxembourg in a friendly before facing Russia on Friday in Euro 2012 warm-ups.

Italy are in Group C with defending champions Spain, Ireland and Croatia, with England and France as potential quarterfinal rivals.

The four-time world champions are seeking their first European title since 1968.

 

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