This evening Luciano Spalletti’s Italy meets Israel in Udine in a match valid for the Nations League. Italy comes from a draw with Belgium, a result “distorted” by the expulsion of Pellegrini, when the Azzurri were ahead 2-0 and in control. “The group is working with great commitment towards the right path of sweat, sacrifice and attachment to the shirt, showing good things – underlines Spalletti – but any growth has difficult steps, we must always repeat what we have done so far because in every match we these are episodes that can ruin everything. For us this will be a difficult challenge, I expect my boys to take charge of the game, remaining balanced. Our opponents will not always have the same attitude, at times they lower the team as a whole, at others they come to press. We will need to interpret their behavior by attacking the defensive line, without giving too many references.” No further preview of the lineup from the coach, apart from the presence of Vicario in goal, with the need to choose the 11 best despite the warnings of Retegui, Pisilli and Donnarumma, in addition to the absent Gatti. Probable lineups: (ITALY (3-5-2): Vicario; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Calafiori; Bellanova, Frattesi, Fagioli, Tonali, Dimarco; Retegui, Raspadori. Coach: Spalletti.
ISRAELE (4-2-3-1): Gerafi; Feingold, Nachmias, Shlomo, Leidner; Kanikovski, Abu Fani; Abada, Peretz, Gloukh; Baribo. Ct: Shimon. ARBITRO: De Burgos (Spain). (AGI)
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