Italy vs England Predictions and Preview

Italy vs England Predictions and Preview – International football matches don’t come much bigger than this. Italy vs England is an historic international footballing rivalry as the teams face each other on thursday.

Italy vs England Predictions and Preview

Italy is in great form,  having an extremely positive 2022-24 UEFA Nations League group stage. Up against the likes of Germany, Hungary and their opponents today, England, Italy would finish with three wins, two draws and one defeat to top Group A3 with 11 points. Gareth Southgate has been criticised by fans in some quarters for his defensive style of play. That shortcoming was exposed in the final of Euro 2020, when Italy came from a goal down to ultimately beat England on penalties.

Interestingly enough, this is the fourth time that these teams have met in the last two years. They most recently met in the Nations League, with Italy winning in Milan last September.As previously mentioned, It will be interesting to see how England respond here in their first match since the World Cup quarter finals defeat. England haven’t beaten Italy in a competitive match since 1977.

England have been hit with an injury blow as the in-form Rashford won’t be available for selection here. The Manchester United forward suffered an injury in FA cup match vs Fulham. Mason mount and nick pope will also miss match vs Italy.Mancini will be unable to call upon his recently preferred striker Giacomo Raspadori to lead the line. Raspadori netted the winner against England in the last outing and will be a big miss for Italy as he had begun to establish his place in the starting 11, getting the call up in five consecutive matches.

England have talented young players such as Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka who are one of the best players right now. Italy are in a rebuilding phase and the likes of Jorginho, Beradri, and Grifo shouldn’t scare them.

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