According
to reports in the peninsula,
Alberto
Gilardino
will be recalled to the Italy national team for the
friendly with Austria next week, following the promising
start to his Fiorentina career.Next Wednesday the
Azzurri take on Austria in a friendly in Nice in a match
that marks the return of World Cup-winning coach
Marcello Lippi. There has been much talk in the media
over who Lippi will select in his first squad, and much
of this surrounds the forward positions. With Luca Toni
and his Euro 2008 deputy Marco Borriello both injured,
reports in Italy suggest that Alberto Gilardino will
earn a recall. more