ITA vs SPN: Wembley Stadium will witness a thrilling football battle between two of the most successful teams in the competition, Italy and Spain. The two teams lock horns in the first Semi-Finals of Euro 2020.
Italy is currently on a 32-match unbeaten run and looks like hot favourites to win the Euro. They last played against World’s No.1 national side, Belgium. Italy started dominating right from the get go with their intentions made clear.
They were rewarded with the same as Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Insigne scored two quick goals. In an additional two minutes added to the first half, Belgium was awarded a penalty, which was converted by Romelu Lukaku. However, it turned out to be a 2-1 result as Italy stormed into the Semis.
Whereas, Spain had an intriguing contest against Switzerland. Denis Zakaria’s own goal proved very costly for Switzerland, giving Spain the lead. Later, Xherdan Shaqiri scored a late second-half goal for Switzerland to make it 1-1.
Despite a man short due to a red card, Yann Sommer’s exceptional keeping skills forced the match into penalties. However, they couldn’t hold onto their nerves anymore as Spain took away the contest by 3-1.
With immense potential in the two nations, a spot in the final of the European Championship is on offer for the two.
Match Details
Match: Italy vs Spain
Date & Time: 7th July 2021, 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Wembley Stadium, England
ITA vs SPN Head-to-Head
Spain has the marginal advantage with 12 wins in 33 matches, while Italy has won 9 matches. Twelve games ended in a draw.
The two teams last played a game against each other in the FIFA World Cup 2017 where Spain beat Italy 3-0.
ITA vs SPN Predicted Playing XI
Italy
Emerson Palmieri, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Nicolo Barella, Federico Chiesa, Lorenzo Insigne, Ciro Immobile, Gianluigi Donnarumma(GK)
Spain
Jordi Alba, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Cesar Azpilicueta, Sergio Busquets, Koke, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Unai Simon(GK)
ITA vs SPN Dream11 Team Prediction
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders: Jordi Alba, Cesar Azpilicueta, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Marco Verratti (vice-captain), Sergio Busquets, Pedri
Strikers: Lorenzo Insigne (captain), Alvaro Morata
