Italy coach Antonio Conte has explained ignoring Andrea Pirlo for his Euros squad.

Conte admits Pirlo's decision to move to MLS for New York City FC had "consequences".

“I spoke to Andrea, I needed to hear from him and we sent people to the US," Conte explained in a Press conference at Coverciano today.

“However, we've made other choices and you have to accept them and deal with the consequences. Nothing was left to chance.

“We evaluated him and Giovinco, it's normal that if you choose to go and play there then you can pay the consequences in footballing terms.

“We evaluated them technically, we didn't leave anything to chance. Anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong, we went everywhere to have clear and precise ideas.

“I picked the 30 who I think will give me the most guarantees."