24-man squad for Lazio game

After an audience with Pope Francis and an afternoon training session at the Giulio Onesti training centre in Acqua Acetosa, Claudio Ranieri announced his matchday squad for Sampdoria’s Serie A fixture against Lazio.

Lorenzo Tonelli is available again having completed his one-match ban.

Antonino La Gumina, Nik Prelec and Kaique Rocha meanwhile have stayed in Genoa.

These are the players available for the 15:00 CET kick-off at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday:

Goalkeepers: Audero, Letica, Ravaglia.

Defenders: Augello, Bereszynski, Colley, Ferrari, Regini, Tonelli, Yoshida.

Midfielders: Askildsen, Candreva, Damsgaard, Ekdal, Jankto, Leris, Silva, Thorsby, Verre.

Forwards: Balde, Gabbiadini, Quagliarella, Ramirez, Torregrossa.