Spain-Italy, European U21: the probable formations and where to see them | The Direct

At 21 in Maribor the second match of group B between the two most successful teams of the tournament. Azzurrini without Tonali, Marchizza and Gabbia

For the coach Nicolato it is “forbidden to lose”, but perhaps even a draw for the azzurrini involved in the European Championship would not be so bad. Tonight at the Stadion Ljudski vrt in Maribor, Slovenia, the Italy Under 21 is in fact called to face Spain, in the second match of group B. In the first our opponents beat Slovenia 3-0, we stopped at ‘1-1 against the Czech Republic. But today is a special challenge, not only for the ranking, but because the teams that have won this tournament several times will face each other. The last blue success, however, dates back to 1996, when Cesare Maldini’s team, with stars like Buffon, Cannavaro, Nesta and Totti, beat Spain on penalties. Then a few satisfactions, but for the Italians it’s time for a revenge. However, many absences, starting with that of Tonali, disqualified for three days. Out also Marchizza and Gabbia, punished with a stop turn. The appointment is for tonight at 9pm.

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THE LIKELY FORMATIONS

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Spain (4-2-3-1): Fernandez; Pipa, Guillamon, Cuenca, Miranda; Zubimendi, Villar; Brahim Diaz, Riqui Puig, Cucurella; Ruiz. All. From the Source.

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Italy (3-5-2): Carnesecchi; Lovato, Delprato, Ranieri; Zappa, Frattesi, Rovella, Pobega, Frabotta; Cutrone, Scamacca. Herds Nicolato.

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Precedents and statistics

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As we said, Spain and Italy are the teams that have repeatedly won the Under 21 European Championship: five trophies for each. In the final they met three times: Spain won in 1986 and 2013, Italy in 1996. The azzurrini also beat Spain in the group stage two years ago, but the Spaniards won first place in the Group A and eventually took the title. This will be the eleventh confrontation between the two teams in this tournament. Each counts four wins and 15 goals scored.

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Where to see it

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The match between Spain and Italy will be broadcast live on Rai1 at 9 pm. Free streaming on RaiPlay, live text on Gazzetta.it.

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