Italy hosts Spain in the UEFA Nations League playoff semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 6th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan)
The national team of Italy is the reigning European champion. The Blues made their way to the semifinal stage of the Nations League thanks to a victory in Group 1 of League A, where they outstripped the Netherlands, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the September 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Italian national team showed conflicting results. The Italians tied against Bulgaria at home (1-1) and then shared points with Switzerland away (0-0). The Blues were able to make up for those losses in the match versus Lithuania at home (5-0), scoring four goals by the 29th minute. The victory over the Lithuanians strengthened the leadership of the Italians in Group C (14 points after six rounds). Mancini's footballers are six points ahead of the Swiss, who have two games in hand.
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Luis Enrique's footballers reached the UEFA Nations League semifinals, finishing 1st in Group 4 of League A. The Spaniards outranked footballers from Germany, Switzerland, and Ukraine. Spain performed controversially in the September 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The Red Fury was weaker in the away match against the main competitor, the Swedish national team (2-1). After that, Enrique's men partially made amends for this failure, having achieved two confident victories over Georgia (4-0) and Kosovo (0-2).
In the upcoming match, the Italians will have a slight advantage due to the home field factor. In addition, the reigning European champions have fewer sensitive losses compared to the Spaniards. The Red Fury's position could be worsened by the experiments of Enrique's coaching staff, which called up 17-year-old Barça footballer Gavi and ignored many experienced players, including Isco and Marco Asensio. Most likely, due to the greater teamwork, Mancini's team will surpass the less experienced Spaniards. At the same time, it is possible that the Italians will need extra time or a penalty shootout to go further.
Prediction for the match: Italy to advance to the next round
