Team News: Graziano Pelle spearheads Italy attack

Graziano Pelle has been named in Italy's first XI as the Azzurri look to book their ticket to Euro 2016 by beating Azerbaijan in Baku this evening.

There is room for Stephen El Shaarawy and Antonio Candreva on both flanks, with Marco Parolo and Marco Verratti lining up in midfield.

Giorgio Chiellini scored all three goals in the reverse fixture when the Italians won 2-1, and the Juventus man returns in central defence alongside club teammate Leonardo Bonucci.

Top of Group H, Antonio Conte's men, currently unbeaten in the campaign, would guarantee their progression with a victory.

Azerbaijan: K Agayev; Medvedev, Huseynov, R F Sadygov, Dashdemirov; Garayev; Ismayilov, Eddy, Amirguliyev, Nazarov; R Gurbanov

Italy: Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Sciglio; Candreva, Verratti, Parolo, El Shaarawy; Pellè, Eder