=== Italy names 23-man EURO 2004 squad === Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Italy named its 23-man provisional squad Tuesday for this summer's Euro 2004 in Portugal, and a pair of noteworthy strikers were left off the list.
Italian international coach Giovanni Trapattoni, whose team will begin training on Monday, omitted the likes of youngster Gilardino and veteran Filippo Inzaghi.
Gilardino is coming off an impressive Serie A campaign that saw him register 23 goals, including four in Parma's season finale this past weekend. Inzaghi recently underwent surgery on an injured ankle that hurt his chances of a spot in the squad.
Trapattoni was forced to leave out the pair due to an abundance of quality strikers at his disposal. Juventus' Marco Di Vaio appears to have been the final forward selected, joining the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, Antonio Cassano, Francesco Totti, Bernardo Corradi and Christian Vieri.
Italy opens the tournament on June 14 against Denmark.
The complete Italian squad consists of: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Francesco Toldo (Internazionale) Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio) Defenders: Christian Panucci (Roma) Massimo Oddo (Lazio) Fabio Cannavaro (Internazionale) Alessandro Nesta (Milan) Matteo Ferrari (Parma) Marco Materazzi (Internazionale) Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus) Giuseppe Favalli (Lazio) Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (Milan) Gennaro Gattuso (Milan) Simone Perrotta (Chievo Verona) Cristiano Zanetti (Internazionale) Stefano Fiore (Lazio) Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus) Forwards: Marco Di Vaio (Juventus) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Antonio Cassano (Roma) Francesco Totti (Roma) Bernardo Corradi (Lazio) Christian Vieri (Internazionale)
