Roma striker Fabio Borini was called into the Italy squad for the first time for the friendly against the United States, however Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli was left out Sunday.
Balotelli's omission for Wednesday's match is no great surprise as Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has hinted he may opt not to take the former Inter Milan striker to the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine later this year.
''He (Balotelli) still seems a little agitated to me,'' Prandelli said. ''When I say we have to reach the European Championship prepared, I mean I don't want to get there with a squad who don't know how to manage tension and provocation.
''I don't want to see players who at the first sign of difficulty commit fouls and get sent off, leaving their teammates to struggle with 10 men. So we have a few months to think about it.''
The 20-year-old Borini scored his seventh goal of the season on Sunday but it was not enough to prevent Roma losing 4-1 at Atalanta.
Palermo goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano returns to the squad after being injured for the first half of the season.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain), Emiliano Viviano (Palermo).
Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Davide Astori (Cagliari), Federico Balzaretti (Palermo), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Zenit St. Petersburg), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Angelo Ogbonna (Torino).
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain), Antonio Nocerino (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus).
Forwards: Fabio Borini (Roma), Sebastian Giovinco (Parma), Alessandro Matri (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Inter Milan).
