Italy national football team take on the visitors from Portugal in the round 5 match of UEFA National League. The game will be played on Saturday, November 17th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan).
Italy national football team has been considered as one of the strongest for a long time but recent years aren’t great for them. The team is currently second in their group of the League A of Nations league with four points gained and 2-2 goal difference. The team failed to qualify for the World Cup 2018 and now they are gaining back their positions. The first match of the group stage ended with 1-1 draw against Poland. It was followed by defeat 0-1 at Portugal and 1-0 win against Poland in the last league match.
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Portugal are the leaders of the group with six points gained and 4-2 goal difference. The team showed this results without their leader Cristiano Ronaldo, who asked not to call him up for international duties. Now the leader of the team is Bernardo Silva, who already scored two goals. The team won two matches and if they win the third one they will guarantee the first place in the group. The most recent match at Poland was won 3-2 despite giving Poland an early lead.
Portugal had won their recent two head-to-heads against Italy, both with the same score, 1-0. We can expect intense match as the first place in the group is at stakes. Both teams are well known for their solid defenses, which earn them their titles through the history. As the visitors could be fine with a draw, we can expect them to focus on their defense. Than should lead to a low-scoring match as Italy are not that impressive in attacking phase.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.0 goals scored.
