The world champions, who have taken just one point from their first two Group B matches, face Ukraine in the capital next Saturday before taking on Georgia in Tbilisi the following Wednesday.

Juventus' Del Piero, Fiorentina's Toni and Iaquinta of Udinese -- all members of Marcello Lippi's World Cup-winning squad -- were left out by Donadoni for the matches against Lithuania and France due to a lack of fitness.

Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi returns after completing the two-match suspension he was given for provoking Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final.

There is no room in the 23-man squad for Real Madrid striker Antonio Cassano, who impressed against Lithuania but was disappointing against the French.

In-form midfielders Gennaro Delvecchio and Stefano Mauri, of Sampdoria and Lazio respectively, are both rewarded with call-ups for their excellent early season performances.
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cristian Abbiati (Torino), Marco Amelia (Livorno)

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid/ESP, capt), Fabio Grosso (Inter Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona/ESP)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Delvecchio (Sampdoria), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Stefano Mauri (Lazio)
Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), David Di Michele (Palermo), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Luca Toni (Fiorentina)