Marchisio, Cerci, Okaka named in Italy squad

Juventus midfielder Marchisio and AC Milan forward Cerci make their first appearances in the national set-up since March.

Meanwhile, forward Okaka, who plays his club football in Belgium for Anderlecht, has only previously appeared once for Italy, scoring the winner in a friendly against Albania last year.

Italy will play Belgium in Brussels on November 13 before hosting Romania in Bologna on November 17.

Conte's side went unbeaten through qualifying to secure a place at next year's European Championship finals in France.

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Daniele Padelli (Torino), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Luca Antonelli (AC Milan), Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (all Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United/ENG), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Sampdoria)

Midfielders: Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessio Cerci (AC Milan), Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco/FRA), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria)

Forwards: Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli), Eder (Sampdoria), Stefano Okaka (Anderlecht/BEL), Graziano Pelle (Southampton/ENG), Simone Zaza (Juventus)