England take on the visitors Italy in the round 8 match of group stage of UEFA Euro-2024 qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 17th at Wembley Stadium (London).
The Three Lions under Southgate consistently moved towards the top. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the mentioned defeat in the decisive match at Euro 2020 (especially in a penalty shootout), everyone in the British Isles was expecting a World Cup title in Qatar. Even the setback in last year's Nations League was attributed to the fact that all thoughts were already focused on the Middle East, and there was a lack of motivation for the newly created UEFA tournament. However, in the European Championship, the English, who played more vividly than usual, encountered France in the quarter-finals and were eliminated. Nevertheless, Gareth remained in charge, and in the new cycle, his team immediately outperformed the competition, winning against both Italy and Ukraine in March. Moreover, they kept racking up victories against the group's underdogs. Only in September did Rebrov's charges manage to halt this streak with a hard-fought 1-1 draw. But right after that, they defeated Scotland in a friendly. Australia was also defeated last week, even with reserves on the pitch, and one such reserve, Watkins, scored the only goal.
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Azzurra, after defeating the British, became the Euro champion. At that time, everyone praised Mancini for quickly turning around the team, who had missed the 2018 World Cup, which was a national tragedy. However, just a couple of months after the triumph, the grandeur surrendered to Switzerland, losing in a battle for first place in the group of the new qualification. In the spring of 2022, the Italians finally broke their fans' hearts by losing at home to North Macedonia in the very first round of the play-offs. Roberto retained his position even after that and even won their group in the Nations League. However, in this calendar year, the team lost the key matches: at home to England in the first round of the new qualification and to Spain in the first match of the final four of the Nations League. In general, they didn't hold onto the specialist when wealthy Saudi Arabia called him. Especially since Luciano Spalletti, who had already won the Scudetto with Napoli, was already bored without work. However, Luciano's debut was spoiled as he couldn't get revenge against North Macedonia, and the visit to Skopje ended in a 1-1 draw. Nevertheless, they later legitimately beat Ukraine, albeit only 2-1. October began with a match against Malta, which they predictably thrashed, with a final score of 4-0.
La Squadra Azzurra has a noticeable advantage over the British in general, and even after their success at Euro 2020, they had a victory and a draw, already in the Nations League. It was only in the spring that Southgate finally won. The Three Lions can both secure their place in the Euros, joining teams like France, Belgium, and Portugal, and also seek revenge for the lost Euro final right here at Wembley. We believe they can do it, so we'll bet on the home team's victory.
Prediction for the match: England to win.
