Balotelli not in the Italy squad against Malta and Azerbaijan
Italian coach Antonio Conte has defended his decision to leave Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli out of the nation’s Euro 2016 qualification double header with Azerbaijan and Malta
And the second match at the World Cup in Brazil, the Italian national football team will likely play without their captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
Three of the four team in this group are former winners of the world championship trophies, but will one of these three selections have to say goodbye to this tournament after the group stage
Mexico's victory over the Equator overshadowed injuries Louis Montes, while in the meeting of Italy and the Republic of Ireland severely injured Montolivo