Palestra ruled out of Italy's starting XI against Luxembourg

Marco Palestra will not start for Italy in their friendly match against Luxembourg on June 3 due to a fitness issue. The match is set for 19:45 UK time at the Stade de Luxembourg. Palestra's absence comes as Italy faces challenges following the departure of coach Gennaro Gattuso and a previous play-off failure. Interim coach Silvio Baldini has called up primarily Under-21 players for this match and the upcoming game against Greece on June 6. There is hope that Palestra may still be available to come off the bench tomorrow or start against Greece.

• 7:30 PMYahoo Sports — Report Palestra out of Italy starting XI due to injury