Selections face each other again in a decisive clash three months after a duel at Euro
Qualifying for a place in the League of Nations final, Italy and Spain will face each other this Wednesday, at 15:45 (GMT), at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, northern Italy. It is the second time in exactly three months that the two teams duel in the semifinals of a UEFA competition. On July 6, the Italians got the better of the Spanish, on penalties, before winning the Euro Cup.
The winner of the match will face whoever wins between Belgium and France, who play tomorrow in Turin, also in Italy.
Azurra was the undefeated leader of Group 1 in Liga A, with three wins and three draws, leaving out a Netherlands, second in the group. For the final phase of the League of Nations, a European Cup champion brings a base from the group that won the tournament. Coach Roberto Mancini cannot count on Ciro Immobile, injured. Rafael Toloi and Matteo Pessina are also present.
Furia, on the other hand, ranked first in Group 4 of Liga A, entitled to a 6-0 victory over Germany. As in the Euro 2020 campaign, the Spanish team has no Real Madrid players on the squad. The main news are young Yeremi Pino, from Villarreal, aged 18, and Pablo Gavi, from Barcelona, aged 17. Luis Enrique’s Roja is also missing for this Wednesday’s duel: Pedri, Thiago Alcantara, Dani Olmo and Alvaro Morata are injured
Invita for 37 games and European champions, Italy is experiencing a bright moment in world football. In addition, in the last five games against the Spaniards, there were two wins, two draws and only one defeat. Historically, the confrontation is a lot of study and billiard balls in the net. Since 2000, in fourteen matches between rivals, there have been eleven games with less than 2.5 goals and only three times have the two teams scored three or more goals.
