Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has paid for a wayward punch by being excluded from Italy coach Cesare Prandelli’s 25-man squad for Friday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Slovenia and the friendly against Ukraine tomorrow week.
The squad
Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juve), Sirigu (Palermo), Viviano (Bologna).
Defenders: Astori (Cagliari), Balzaretti (Palermo), Bonucci and Chiellini (Juve), Criscito (Genoa), Gastaldello (Sampdoria), Maggio (Napoli), Ranocchia (Inter), Santon (Cesena).
Midfielders: Aquilani and Mar-chisio (Juve), Mauri (Lazio), Monto-livo (Fiorentina), Motta (Inter), Noc-erino (Palermo), Parolo (Cesena).
Forwards: Cassano (Milan), Gilardino (Fiorentina), Giovinco (Parma), Matri (Juventus), Pazzini (Inter), Rossi (Villarreal).