Cesare Prandelli has named his provisional 30-man squad for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.
Fiorentina frontman Giuseppe Rossi has made it despite missing a chunk of this season through injury, while Sunderland's Emmanuele Giaccherini misses out.
Antonio Cassano earns his first international call-up since Euro 2012 after a productive season with Parma.
Genoa's Alberto Gilardino misses out in attack, with Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile of Torino also in the squad.
Prandelli is expected to trim his squad to the required 23 later this month.
Italy are up against England, Uruguay and Costa Rica in the group stages in Brazil.
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain)
Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gabriel Paletta (Parma), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan)
Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), Marco Parolo (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Romulo (Verona), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Mattia Destro (Roma), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina)
