Francesco Pio Esposito will wear the no.9 shirt for Italy in the absence of Moise Kean when the Azzurri take on Turkey in the Nations League on Monday evening: Check out the full list of squad numbers below!

Italy are in Nations League action for the final time of the extra-long September-October international break on Monday evening, hosting Vincenzo Montella’s side at the Dall’Ara in Bologna at 19.45 BST.

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Italy have already beaten Turkey this international break: Winning 4-1 away from home in what was Roberto Mancini’s second match of his second spell in the Azzurri dugout, and the first victory of his second stint. That match was preceded by a 2-0 defeat at home against Belgium and was followed by an encouraging 1-1 draw away against France on Friday night.

As these are competitive Nations League fixtures, Mancini has had to whittle his selections down to a matchday squad of 23.

There have been a few alterations to the squad that drew away against France a few days ago: Moise Kean has left the camp through injury, whilst Samuele Ricci and Mohamed Ali Zoma have also been left out of the matchday squad to face Turkey. Samuele Inacio, Alessandro Romano and Nicolo Cambiaghi have been called up in their places.

With Kean dropping out, the no.9 shirt has been left vacant and has been inherited by Inter striker Esposito, who had previously worn the no.7 this international break. The no.7 shirt has in turn gone to Cambiaghi. Romano has taken the no.4 shirt that was assigned to Ricci for the France match.

Below are the squad numbers in full.

From a tactical formation and squad depth perspective, "Esposito given Italy no.9 shirt as squad numbers for Turkey confirmed" carries substantial tournament implications for international seeding and domestic campaign momentum. Coaching staffs are heavily weighing high-pressing efficiency (PPDA), defensive transition pace, and fixture fatigue management.

Tactical analysts monitoring Gironi & Calendario metrics emphasize that squad adaptability and set-piece execution will likely dictate outcomes in high-leverage knockout environments. Real-time match telemetry and tracking data continue to inform managerial decision-making.

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