In a few hours, Italy and England will face off on the ground of the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in what will be the first match of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
The two teams they are great rivals and the English still have a poisoned tooth from the defeat in the Euro 2020 final.
Below are the squad and official line-ups for Italy – England.
Official training Italy
Mancini will use the 4-3-3. The manager will line up the following players for the match against England:
Goalkeepers
- Donnarumma
Defenders
- By Lorenzo
- silly
- Spinazzola
- Acerbi
Midfielders
- Verratti
- Jorginho
- Stretcher
Forwards
- Pellegrini
- Berardi
- Retegui
On the bench will be available Cristante, Darmian, Emerson, Falcone, Gnonto, Meret, pessina, politan, Romagnoli, Scalvini, Scamacca, Tonali.
England official training
Southgate will use the 4-3-3. The coach will line up the following players for the match against Italy:
Goalkeepers
- pickford
Defenders
- Walker
- Stones
- maguire
- Shaw
Midfielders
- Phillips
- Rice
- Bellingham
Forwards
- great
- Kane
- Saka
Chilwell, Dier, Foden, Forster, Gallagher, Guehi, Henderson, James, Maddison, Ramsdale, Toney, Trippier will be available on the bench.
What to expect and the premises of Italy – England
The matches between Italy and England are always very balanced and the result is never predictable. Both teams have historically very tough defences, but it must be admitted that the Italian national team hasn't been in top form lately.
It will be necessary to understand if the new players called up by Mancini will be able to shake up the team and bring it back to Euro 2020.
