 After receiving Italian citizenship in April 2010, Amauri finally became eligible to play for the "Azzurri".Italy was scheduled to play two World Cup warm-up friendlies in June, who would feature players from a 30-men preliminary squad to be announced on 11 May, thus making Amauri unable to be featured in any of such friendly games without receiving a call-up to join such preliminary squad.Marcello Lippi, the Italy coach, said Amauri would be followed like all the other players and no certainly inclusion.