Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo has been cut from Italy's [ Images ] Euro 2008 [ Images ] squad, an Italian federation spokesman said on Wednesday.

Italy coach Roberto Donadoni named a 24-man squad last week and waited until the UEFA [ Images ] deadline to decide on the one player he had to drop ahead of June's tournament in Austria and Switzerland [ Images ].

Montolivo, who has one cap, had been expected to be the unlucky player having been a surprise pick in the initial squad. Udinese striker Fabio Quagliarella and AS Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani were the other likely contenders.

Midfielder Simone Perrotta has also recovered from a slight calf problem.

The world champions face Belgium in a friendly in Florence on Friday ahead of their Euro 2008 Group C matches against the Netherlands, Romania and France [ Images ].

Italy's 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus [ Images ]), Marco Amelia (Livorno), Morgan De Sanctis (Sevilla)

Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid [ Images ]), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan [ Images ]), Christian Panucci [ Images ] (AS Roma), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona [ Images ]), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Lyon)

Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan [ Images ]), Gennaro Gattuso [ Images ] (AC Milan), Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Simone Perrotta (AS Roma), Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus)

Forwards: Luca Toni (Bayern Munich [ Images ]), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello (Genoa), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria, on loan from Real Madrid)