Marcello Lippi has named his Italy squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Moldova.

Juventus’ Manuele Blasi and Daniele Bonera of Parma have both been recalled, but there was no place for Roma playmaker Antonio Cassano.

Milan’s Christian Vieri has been selected ahead of Cassano and he will compete for one of the two striking positions with Alberto Gilardino, Vincenzo Iaquinta and Luca Toni.

Italy Squad: Morgan De Sanctis (Udinese), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Daniele Bonera (Parma), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Internazionale), Alessandro Nesta (Milan), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Simone Barone (Palermo), Manuele Blasi (Juventus), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Aimo Diana (Sampdoria), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Francesco Totti (Roma), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Alberto Gilardino (Milan), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese), Luca Toni (Fiorentina), Christian Vieri (Milan)