After losing the last two World Cups, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022and after the defeat suffered against the England at Wembley (3-1), he returned to Italycurrent European champion, the fear of not being able to defend his title in German Euro 2024.
Even if he played a game less than Ukraine, Italy is 3rd in group C, 3 points behind the Ukrainian team, including England leader and rank. That’s why it’s like this Italy-North Macedonia This Friday is a game to the limit for the ‘azzurri’, before visiting on the final day Ukraine.
In this group C, England the leader, with 16 points (in 6 games). Continue Ukrainewith 13 in 7 games, while Italy has 10 (out of 6) and North Macedonia 7 (of 6). malt (rival this Friday England), no points in 7 games. The first 2 teams in each group qualify.
Italy-North Macedonia
Olympic Olympic, 8:45 pm (UEFA TV)
Italy: Donnarumma; Darmian, Acerbi, Bongiorno, Dimarco; Barella, Jorginho, Frattesi; Berardi, Scamacca, Chiesa
coaches: Luciano Spalletti
North Macedonia: Dimitrievsky; Manev, Musliu, Serafimov; Ashkovski, Ademi, Atanasov, Alioski; Bardhi, Elmas; Trajkovski
coaches: Blagoja Milevski
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
SA Ukraine He has only one more match and it is on Monday, November 20 against Leverkusen Italy, with a place in the Euro Cup at stake. Three days before the ‘azzurri’ of Luciano Spalletti They host this Friday at the Olympic Stadium North Macedonia. The team that left them in the last World Cup.
Spalletti He admitted that tonight’s opponents “bring us bad memories, but we must achieve our goal, play well, because the win depends on it.” Jorginho missed an important penalty against Switzerland, but the current coach of Italy He said that “if there is a maximum penalty, I want to see it thrown at him.”
Spalletti the goalkeeper was summoned Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) as a precaution, because Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) He has a fever. And the technician called too Gianluca Mancini (Rome)in this case to replace the injured Alessandro Bastoni (Inter).
The premiere of Cole Palmer
All indications are that Gareth Southgate, coach of qualified England, will give chances tonight against Malta to many players who are mostly substitutes. Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham is out with a shoulder injury. Many eyes are on Cole Palmer (21 years old, now from Chelsea and formerly from Manchester City), who has been called up for the first time for the English senior squad.
Source: La Verdad
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