Atalanta captain Rafael Toloi was called up by Italy coach Roberto Mancini on Friday for their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers, after switching his international allegiance from Brazil.

The 30-year-old defender previously played for Brazil’s youth team but never for the senior side and gained Italian citizenship last month.

Mancini named a 38-man squad for the games later this month against Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania.

 

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