Italy take on the visitors England in the round 1 match of UEFA Euro 2024 qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, February 23rd at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples).
Italy give its fans simply diametric emotions. The failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup was perceived as a real tragedy. But it was after this that Mancini came. Such a bet looked maximally risky, but in the summer of 2021, under his leadership, they managed to win the Euro, and everyone recognized the regularity of such a triumph. However, there was not much time to celebrate: in the fall, Switzerland tragically lost the first place in the group, and a year ago, they shockingly lost the play-off match at home to North Macedonia. As a result, they missed the second World Cup in a row. However, this time, after such a failure, there was no coaching resignation - Roberto kept his post. Partially, they managed to rehabilitate themselves by taking first place in the Nations League. But the Italians were lucky there, and it is worth remembering that they lost 2-5 to Germany in the fall.
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England received the position of coach Southgate largely by accident, after the sudden, unexpected resignation of Allardyce after a scandalous interview. Initially, Gareth was an "interim" and intended to remain the coach of the "youth team." But in the end, the British showed excellent results with him. At first, they reached the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, and three years later, they lost only in a penalty shootout in the deciding match of the Euro. Against this background, 2022 was a sharp failure. At first, they only had 3 points and 4th place (with relegation from Division A) in the Nations League, along with the Germans, Italians, and Hungary. But this was attributed to the fact that there was not enough motivation, and they really wanted to prove themselves at the World Cup - there they almost demanded the title. The English unexpectedly confidently passed the group stage (6-2 with Iran, 3-0 with Wales, although with a 0-0 draw with the United States), then defeated Senegal 3-0 in the round of 16, scoring three unanswered goals. But France was in the quarter-finals, and after responding with a penalty kick to the first goal of "Les Bleus", they eventually lost 1-2. Nevertheless, the coaching staff remains for now. And they call up, among others, Maguire, who hardly plays at Manchester United. However, at least in Qatar, Harry wasn’t the worst one.
After the aforementioned Euro final last year, the national teams played against each other in the format of the Nations League. Italy did better there - 0-0, 1-0. In general, the English won only 1 of the last 14 head-to-head matches. "Squadra Azzurra" will have a very slight advantage over the guests at home. But both Mancini and Southgate are quite pragmatic. We bet that in this duel there will be "total under 2.5 goals scored."
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
