INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Italy v Northern Ireland Venue: Pisa Date: Saturday, 6 June Kick-off: 1950 BST Coverage: Live on BBC 2 NI and BBC3, updates on BBC Sport website
NI goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey checks out the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Friday
The Northern Ireland line-up to face Italy in Saturday's friendly in Pisa includes four debutants.
Chris Casement and Colin Coates are the new faces in defence while midfielders Corry Evans and Stephen Carson will also make their first appearance.
Damien Johnson, who starts at right-back, will captain the side while David Healy is a lone striker.
The under-strength team also sees Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey selected ahead of Alan Mannus.
The Irish League will be represented by Crusaders centre-half Coates and Coleraine winger Carson.
Casement is currently without a club after being released recently by new Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane while Evans is at Manchester United along with his older brother Jonny.
"Steve Carson and Colin Coates are getting a start and it is great for them and for Irish league players," said Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington.
"When it comes to picking a senior group, you possibly look at 18 to 22 or 23 players and, while there are the mainstays, there are two or three positions where people can work their way into the group."
While Worthington is set to hand out several first caps tomorrow night, the Italy squad will also be riddled with debutants.
Coach Marcelo Lippi has opted to leave out several household names for this final friendly before they fly out to South Africa for the Confederations Cup.
The likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo and Luca Toni have the week off to rest after gruelling club seasons.
However, midfielder Gennaro Gattuso will play as he seeks to get back in shape after missing much of the season following knee surgery.
Also, 18-year-old defender Davide Santon could make his Azzurri debut after helping Inter Milan retain the Serie A Championship.
"He's a serious and interesting kid," said Lippi of Santon.
"Ever since the first few times I saw him I thought we were dealing with a predestined (star)."
Santon is expected to line up at right-back, with World Cup hero Fabio Grosso on the other defensive flank.
Galatasaray's Morgan De Sanctis will probably get the nod in goal and Catania's Giuseppe Mascara could join Giuseppe Rossi and Giampaolo Pazzini in attack.
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