The issue of calling up Oriundi has been a contentious issue in Italy for a number of years, and indeed the decision to call up the Argentine-born Mauro Camoranesi was heavily criticised in many quarters.
Italy's 1934 World Cup-winners famously had a large number of Oriundi in their squad including the talented Luis Monti and Raimundo Orsi.
Following the disappointing Euro 2008 campaign, many of the old players are likely to be replaced by the younger generation. These include a number of Oriundi.
The Brazilian Amauri is set to receive an Italian passport, having played in Italy since 2001, and could replace Luca Toni as the first striker. Giuseppe Rossi was born in the United States, although his parents are both Italian.
Italy's best young defensive prospect Fabiano Santacroce, nicknamed the 'new Alessandro Nesta', has an Italian father and Brazilian mother, and was born in Brazil. Mario Balotelli, is one of the best young talents in world football, and was born in Sicily to Ghanaian immigrants.
Roma's Brazilian winger Rodrigo Taddei, who has second Italian nationality, could also break into the Italy set-up. Finally there are Under-21 strikers Roberto Acquafresca, who has an Italian father and Polish mother, as well Pablo Osvaldo, who was born in Buenois Aires, but has dual Argentine-Italian nationality.