Italy coach Marcello Lippi has left injured Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni out of his 20-man squad for the friendly against Austria on 20 August.

The game, which will take place in Nice, France, will be Lippi's first in the Azzurri hot-seat since leading them to glory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ Final.

Italy, beaten in the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-finals, are using the fixture to prepare for the real business of qualifying for South Africa 2010. They will begin their qualification campaign against Cyprus on 6 September. 


Italy squad
Goalkeepers: Marco Amelia (Livorno), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Wolfsburg/GER), Daniele Bonera (AC Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Marco Cassetti (Roma), Fabio Grosso (Lyon/FRA), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool/ENG), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)

Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Perrotta (Roma)

Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus)