Manchester United youngster Federico Macheda has been
called into the Italy Under-21 squad for the first
time.
Former Chelsea striker Pierluigi Casiraghi has been
impressed with the Red Devils rookie's dramatic impact this term
and named him in a 40-man provisional party for the European
Championship finals in Sweden.
The tournament takes place in June and the party will be
whittled down to 23 before the event gets underway.
Macheda will hope to retain a spot and continue to enhance his
reputation after his goals against Aston Villa and Sunderland
helped fire United to the brink of another title.
Lecce's Andrea Esposito is the other new face in the squad and
there are some big names involved such as Mario Balotelli and
Sebastian Giovinco.