Italy drops four veterans for Sweden friendly

Italy has dropped veterans Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta and Andrea Pirlo from the squad for Wednesday's friendly with Sweden in Cesena.
Coach Marcello Lippi made the announcement following a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Saturday in another friendly.
No new players were called up.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari).
Defenders: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Mattia Cassani (Palermo).
Midfielders: Davide Biondini (Cagliari), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Livorno), Daniele Galloppa (Parma), Marco Marchionni (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria).
Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Raffaele Palladino (Genoa), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria) Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).