Italy take on the visitors Hungary in the round 2 match of League A in UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 7th at Stadio Dino Manuzzi (Cesena).
Italy have a unique, if not the most pleasant, ambiguous status. On the one hand, this is the current European champion. Moreover, in the summer of last year, Azzurri were truly the strongest in the tournament. Although they were lucky there too, what are the wins in the penalty shootouts in both decisive rounds, in the 1/2, in the final. On the other hand, the wards of Roberto Mancini managed not to reach the World Cup. And for the 2nd time in a row - a unique "achievement". And if in 2018 strong and organized Swedes didn’t allow to play in Russia, then they became the quarterfinalists of the tournament. And in the spring, Italy managed to get 0-1 at home from the proud, but still modest North Macedonia. Nevertheless, the mentor has so far retained his post and started a new cycle with the national team. This stage began with the "Finalissima", a kind of super cup, but for the national teams. And on Wednesday at Wembley, Argentina defeated the European champions 3-0. Against this background, they managed to achieve not the worst result with Germany, 1-1. But even there, having opened an account, they immediately conceded in return.
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Hungary national team has shown rather contradictory results lately. On the one hand, they played at the Euro for the second time in a row. Yes, they did not pass the group, but looked worthy in the “death quartet”. Portugal defeated them only in the very end. Then there was a draw with France, and with Germany it was possible to lead twice in the score - but before the final whistle, the Germans scored a comfortable 2-2 for themselves. Before that, the Hungarians won the group of the League of Nations, bypassing Russia, and reached the A division. But all this was replaced by a failed selection for the World Cup. There, the "Magyars" gained only 17 points in 10 matches, and bypassed only Andorra and San Marino. Even Albania has 1 point more! So far, Marco Rossi has retained his post even after this setback and is preparing for a new qualification.
Hungary won the last head-to-head, but it was a friendly match in 2007. In 6 official qualifiers, Italy won four times with 2 draws. Bookmakers consider Italy to be the clear favorite. But the Hungarians are not so bad, it is worth taking a closer look at the handicap "+1.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Hungary to win with +1.5 handicap.
