TUR vs ITA: Turkey will go head-to-head against Italy in the opening game of Euro 2020 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Turkey will be walking into their season opener after a 2-0 win over Moldova in an International friendly game on June 3. After an interesting first half, Turkey’s Burak Yılmaz scored the first goal in the 58th minute. Following that, Cengiz Ünder scored the second goal for Turkey and secured a 2-0 win over Moldova.
Italy, on the other hand, are heavy on adrenaline after a thumping win over the Czech Republic. Italy got the perfect warmup game before their Euro 2020 encounter. In the first half, they found the net twice. Two more goals during the second half saw Italy win the game 4-0.
Match Details
Match: Turkey vs Italy
Date & Time: 12th June 2021, 12:30 AM IST
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
TUR vs ITA Head-to-Head
Both the teams have locked horns on 11 occasions previously where Italy has won eight matches. The reamining three matches ended in draws. With Turkey not having a won a single game against the opponent, Italy will start this fixture as clear favourites.
TUR vs ITA Predicted Playing XI
Turkey
Mehmet Zeki Çelik, Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral, Cengiz Meras, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ozan Tufan, Cengiz Under, Yusuf Yazici, Abdulkadir Omur, Burak Yilmaz, Ugurcan Cakir(GK)
Italy
Leonardo Spinazzola, Giorgio Chiellini, Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Gianluigi-Donnarumma(GK)
TUR vs ITA Dream11 Team Prediction
Goalkeeper: Ugurcan Cakir
Defenders: Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral
Midfielders: Hakan Calhanoglu, Ozan Tufan, Jorginho, Marco Verratti (vice-captain)
Strikers: Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne (captain)