Italy – England: the probable formations in view of the match

Verratti and Jorginho in training with the Italian national team
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Italy and England, at 20:45 at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, will face each other for the first day of Euro 2024 qualifying. It's like attending a huge tour that will see the finalists of the last match of the last edition of the European Championships face off in the first match of this new edition.

Below are the probable formations that the two coaches could deploy on the field.

Probable formation Italy

Left-handed should use a classic 4-3-3. The coach could field the following players as starters:

Goalkeeper

  • Donnarumma

Defenders

Midfielders

  • Stretcher
  • Jorginho
  • Verratti

Forwards

  • Berardi
  • Retegui
  • Pellegrini

Little chance of seeing Scamacca instead of Retegui. In defense Romagnoli could steal Toloi's place.

Probable formation England

Southgate should focus on the usual 4-3-3. The probable starters for England could be the following players:

Goalkeeper

  • pickford

Defenders

  • Walker
  • maguire
  • Stones
  • Shaw

Midfielders

  • Rice
  • Bellingham
  • Henderson

Forwards

  • Saka
  • Kane
  • Foden

There are no ballots for Her Majesty's formation.

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Written by Vincenzo Napolitano
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