Kick-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. This Sunday, Italy and England will battle it out for the 2021 European Championship title at Wembley Stadium in London. The two teams have met 27 times since 1933, and their last meeting ended in a draw in 2018.
What will it be this year? We questioned the local football specialists who gave us their predictions.
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« 1-0 for Italy ”
For François Ventrici, president of FC Thionville-Lusitanos, Italy should win, thanks to a goal from Federico Chiesa. “The English are playing at home, so they will open up to the game and that should open up a gap for the Italian strikers. ”“ Fortunately for the Italians that they play against England, it would have been more difficult against Denmark. ”
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“1-0 for Italy”
For Michelle Rigaud, president of Cerc.os. Bouzonville, the final promises a good match, with a goal from Italy in regulation time.
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“2-1 for England”
For Khadidja Bettahar, president of the Fameck Sports Entente, the English should win. “They play at home and they have an attacking advantage. “” During the Spain-Italy match, the Italians played Italian, with 30% possession, and yet they won, it’s the lottery! “. But, she specifies that she was already wrong on her first prognosis because she had bet on a victory of Denmark over England: “These are the vagaries of football! ”
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“2-1 for England”
For Jean-Paul Sumann, president of AS Œutrange, England should win because “their game is more fluid and they are more technical in the area than the Italians. The Italians have a great team, but in terms of attack, the English are better. “
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“3-1 for Italy”
For Patrick Huther, president of ASC Basse-Ham, the Italians should win. “They are the ones who have shown the best game since the start of the Euro. “
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