Misfiring Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been recalled to Italy's squad for next week's Euro 2016 qualifier against Croatia in Milan alongside Alessio Cerci of Atletico Madrid.

Balotelli has been left out of the Italy set-up by new coach Antonio Conte following their first round exit from the World Cup under former coach Cesare Prandelli.

Cerci failed to make the trip to Brazil but is included in a 26-man squad named on Sunday night by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

Torino defender Emiliano Moretti and midfield pair Andrea Bertolacci (Genoa) and Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria) are among the squad debutants.

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain) Defenders: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Emiliano Moretti (Torino), Angelo Ogbonna (Juventus), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Daniele Rugani (Empoli) Midfield: Andrea Bertolacci (Genoa), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessio Cerci (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Matteo Darmian (Torino), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (Milan), Claudio March isio (Juventus), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) Strikers: Mario Balotelli (Liverpool), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus), Gro Immobile (Borussia Dortmund), Graziano Pelle (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Sassuolo)