Toronto forward Sebastian Giovinco pulls out of Italy squad with injury, days after recall
FLORENCE, Italy - Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco has pulled out of the Italy squad with an injury, two days after he was recalled by coach Antonio Conte following an absence of almost a year.
Giovinco was substituted early in the second half of Saturday's win against Montreal Impact with an adductor muscle injury but still flew to Italy to join the squad.
The Italian football federation confirmed Monday that Giovinco had left the training camp at Coverciano, near Florence, "early in the afternoon" as he was not fit for the upcoming European Champions qualifiers against Malta and Bulgaria.
Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne was called up Sunday night.
Italy hosts Malta in Florence on Thursday before playing Bulgaria in Palermo three days later.
Conte's team is second in Group H, a point behind Croatia and two ahead of Norway.
Toronto FC beats Impact 2-1
Toronto FC 's Jozy Altidore celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the second half of a soccer game against the Montreal Impact, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
TORONTO (AP) Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore scored and Toronto FC beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday to match their franchise season record with 11 victories.
Toronto (11-10-4) also won 11 games last year when it went 11-15-8. It has nine games left - seven at home - as its pushes for a first playoff berth.
Montreal fired coach Frank Klopas early Sunday and said assistant Mauro Biello will take over on an interim basis. The Impact (8-11-5) earned only 11 of a possible 33 points in their last 11 outings - a 3-6-2 stretch that started with a 3-1 loss in Toronto on June 24.
The 48-year-old Klopas was in his second season with Montreal after coaching the Chicago Fire from 2011-13. Montreal was 6-18-10 last year in MLS play.
Bradley opened the scoring in the 35th minute with his fourth goal of the season. Altidore connected in the 55th, hammering in a rebound for his 10th goal after Jonathan Osorio hit the post. Altidore has three goals in the last two games, all coming off the bench.
Former Toronto striker Dominic Oduro scored for Montreal in the 74th minute.
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| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| 1 | D.C. | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | New York | 12 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Columbus | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | New England | 10 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Orlando City SC | 7 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 29 |
| 7 | Montreal | 8 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 7 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 28 |
| 9 | Chicago | 7 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Los Angeles | 13 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Vancouver | 14 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | Sporting KC | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Portland | 11 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 40 |
| 6 | Seattle | 12 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | San Jose | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Houston | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Colorado | 8 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 32 |
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