Italy, the four-time world champion, will conclude its campaign in the UEFA Nations League this Monday (14th). Luciano Spalletti's team will face Israel at the Blue Energy Stadium, home of Udinese, starting at 3:45 PM (Brasilia time).
This is a chance for recovery for the Azzurri, who despite still leading the group, won against Belgium 2-0 in the previous round, only to draw in the second half.
Italy maintains its lead in Group 2 with seven points, six ahead of France and four ahead of Beligum. At the bottom of the group is Israel, which lost three matches, one of which was against Italy in September.
Where to watch the Italy vs Israel game?
This Monday (14th), the match between Italy and Israel will be broadcast on
Sportv 2 (cable television).
Prediction for Italy vs Israel: Paolo Cobos: Italy 3 x 1 Israel
Raphael Márquez: Italy 2 x 0 Israel
Rodrigo Bueno: Italy 1 x 0 Israel
Possible Italy lineup against Israel:
In front of their fans, Italy will rely on the already established base by Spalletti, but will be without Pellegrini, who was sent off in the match against Belgium. In his place, the coach called up Zaniolo.
The Azzurri are expected to take the field with the following players: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, and Calafiori; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Ricci, Tonali, and Dimarco; Raspadori and Retegui.
On the Israeli side, the standout is midfielder Gruich from RB Salzburg, who scored 5 goals in 14 matches for the club.
The lineup is as follows: Greizer; Feingold, Nachmias, and Bartaksa; Abada, Jabil, Abufani, and Haziza; Gandman, Grauch, and Baribo.
