Vicario drops out of Italy squad, Spalletti calls in replacement goalkeeper

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Peter Young | Last updated May 28, 2025 11:25 AM ET

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has withdrawn from the latest Italy national team squad over ‘physical’ concerns, which has led CT Luciano Spalletti to call-up Atalanta stopper Marco Carnesecchi in his place.

The FIGC confirmed on Wednesday that Vicario has left the Italy national team camp at Coverciano for unspecified ‘physical reasons’. That means that the 2024-25 season is now over for the Europa League winner, who is expected to return to Tottenham for pre-season training.

Spalletti has decided to call up Atalanta stopper Carnesecchi to replace the unavailable Vicario.

This is the first call-up in over a year for the uncapped 24-year-old, who was last part of the Azzurri squad for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador in North America in March 2024.

He will join fellow ‘keepers Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG) and Alex Meret ( Napoli) in the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova on June 6 and June 9 respectively.

Updated Italy national team squad after Vicario departure

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta);

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Diego Coppola (Hellas Verona), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham), Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Cesare Casadei (Torino), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);

Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese), Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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