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Tottenham Hotspur
striker Robbie Keane will miss his second international in a row for
Ireland after hurting his shoulder. He missed Spurs' 2-0 win over
Portsmouth at the weekend having picked up an ankle injury during
training on Friday.
Juventus striker
Alessandro Del Piero has been absent from the international scene for
almost a year, is recalled to the Italy squad. Juventus goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon is unavailable with a shoulder injury while team mate
Mauro Camoranesi is also out with a knee injury.
Ireland :
manager Brian Kerr
Goalkeepers:
Shay Given (Newcastle United), Paddy Kenny (Sheffield United), Nick
Colgan (Barnsley)
Defenders: Kenny Cunningham (Birmingham City), Gary Breen
(Sunderland), Andy O'Brien (Portsmouth), John O'Shea (Manchester
United), Stephen Carr (Newcastle United), Ian Harte (Levante), Steve
Finnan (Liverpool), Richard Dunne (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Steven Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Liam Miller
(Manchester United), Matt Holland (Charlton Athletic), Graham Kavanagh (Wigan
Athletic), Kevin Kilbane (Everton), Andy Reid (Tottenham Hotspur), Alan
Quinn (Sheffield United)
Forwards: Damien Duff (Chelsea), Gary Doherty (Norwich City),
Stephen Elliott (Sunderland), Clinton Morrison (Birmingham City)
Italy :
manager Marcello Lippi
Squad:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus),
Morgan De Sanctis (Udinese), Flavio Roma (Monaco); Andrea Barzagli
(Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Marco
Materazzi (Internazionale), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Cristian
Zaccardo (Palermo); Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Simone Barone
(Palermo), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Aimo
Diana (Sampdoria), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Giandomenico Mesto (Reggina),
Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan); Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Alberto
Gilardino (AC Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese), Luca Toni (Fiorentina),
Francesco Totti (Roma), Christian Vieri (AC Milan).
Probable
lineup:
Ireland: Shay Given; John O'Shea, Kenny Cunningham, Richard
Dunne, Stephen Carr; Damien Duff, Kevin Kilbane, Matt Holland, Andy
Reid; Clinton Morrison, Stephen Elliott
Italy: Morgan De Sanctis; Cristian Zaccardo, Fabio Cannavaro,
Alessandro Nesta, Gianluca Zambrotta; Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo,
Daniele De Rossi; Alessandro Del Piero, Christian Vieri, Alberto
Gilardino.
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
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