Plunged straight into their toughest Group I contest, Italy start another World Cup qualifying campaign with a visit to Norway on Friday evening. As the Azzurri have twice fallen in the playoffs since last appearing at the global finals, they will be keen to close a six-point gap to their hosts; however, head coach Luciano Spalletti has seen his plans hit by withdrawals. So, there is much uncertainty about who will start in a three-man defence ahead of captain Gianluigi Donnarumma , who recently helped Paris Saint-Germain to European glory and now earns his 73rd cap at the age of 26. Donnaruma's PSG side thumped Francesco Acerbi 's Inter Milan in Munich, and the veteran defender has since turned down an international recall. He cited a lack of respect from Spalletti, wh

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