Montolivo gets cut, final roster of 23 submitted

As many people expected, the odd man out for the Azzurri is Riccardo Montolivo. The 23 year old midfielder had a chance of staying since Perrotta was injured, but Perrotta is 100% fit and therefore Montolivo was deemed surplus to requirements. The young midfielder will now most probably play in the Olympics this summer, and he will definitely be a main fixture for the Azzurri after Euro 2008 because he is really talented.

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