Italy vs Spain: It is a repeat of the Euro 2020 semi-finals as Italy faces Spain in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Italy vs Spain
Venue: San Siro, Milan, Italy
Date: Thursday 7th October, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com
Preview
Italy faces Spain in the UEFA Nations League semi-final on Thursday as they look to repeat the heroics of the summer and book a place in the finals of the competition.
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The Euro 2020 champions continued their fine-form post the competition and have drawn 2 and won 1 of their next 3 matches.
This stretched their streak to 37 matches unbeaten and will look to complete it with the Nations League title.
Azzurri finished group toppers with 12 points from 6 matches to reach this stage.
On the other hand, Spain is keen to gain revenge over the Italians after the men in Blue knocked La Roja out of the Euro 2020 at the last 4 stage.
Spain also reached the last 4 stage after finishing as table toppers with 11 points from 6 matches.
They head into this after successive wins over Georgia, Kosovo in their World Cup Qualification campaign and will aim to go the distance in this competition as well.
Both sides last met in the UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final where Italy won 4-2 on penalties against La Roja after it finished 1-1 in regulation time.
Form Guide:
Italy: WWDDW
Spain: WLLWW
Three days to go! 🇮🇹🇪🇸#ITAESP #NationsLeague #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/vKZnliCEiH
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) October 3, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Italy 5-0 Lithuania
Kosovo 0-2 Spain
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Italy vs Spain in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV while the broadcast is on the Sony Sports Network channels.
Team News
Pessina is the sole absentee for Italy due to a hamstring injury. Mendez and Llorente are the ones missing out for Spain due to long term injuries.
Italy possible 11:
Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson, Barella, Jorginho, Verratti, Chiesa, Kean and Insigne
Spain possible 11:
Simon, Reguilon, Garcia, Laporte, Azpilicueta, Merino, Busquets, Koke, Oyarzabal, Torres and Sarabia
Prediction: Italy 2-0 Spain
Italy is in fine touch and with an unbeaten streak of 37 matches, they are favourites to clinch this title as well.
It has been a summer for the Azzurri and to cap it off with another championship in their hands is how they look to finish.
Spain has also picked up post the Euro 2020 semi-final exit with their young and talented squad.
The likes of Oyarzabal, Sanabria and Torres are in fine form and should make this an exciting watch.
But Italy’s experience could once again prove fruitful and we see them succeed in this one.
Players to watch out for: Bonucci, Chiesa, Oyarzabal and Torres.
