The best scorer of Valencia is not able to help his team.

Italy striker Simone Dzadza will not be able to play in the first leg of the playoffs against Sweden. The player suffered a knee injury and did not have time to recover. This is reported by the website of the Italian Football Federation.

Head coach of Italy Giampiero Ventura did not include the 26-year-old striker in the list of 23 people who are preparing for the match.

The first joint duel between Italy and Sweden will be held on November 10 in Stockholm. The return match will be held on November 13th.

Earlier, the legend of the Italian national team Gianluigi Buffon shared his expectations with the match against Sweden.