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Italy coach Luciano Spalletti will reportedly resort to the companies of Juventus duo Andrea Cambiaso and Manuel Locatelli in tonight’s conflict in opposition to France.
The 2 neighbors will lock horns at San Siro on the ultimate matchday of the UEFA Nations League group stage. Either side have secured qualification to the quarter-finals, however this tie will resolve who will prime Group B. The Azzurri are at present within the lead after beating Belgium due to Sandro Tonalis’s solitary strike. Therefore, a draw would suffice.
So who will Spalletti line up his males in opposition to Didier Deschamps’ aspect?
In line with Sky Sport Italia, the previous Napoli boss will preserve his 3-5-1-1 tactical system adopted in Thursday’s victory over Belgium. However, there will probably be some tweaks to the beginning lineup.
As an illustration, Nicolo Barella ought to return to his unique position as a box-to-box midfielder, permitting Daniel Maldini to function as an attacking midfielder behind Mateo Retegui, though different sources are backing on-form Fiorentina striker Moise Kean to start out as an alternative of the Atalanta bomber.
Furthermore, the supply additionally ideas Juventus stalwart Manuel Locatelli (who was a late addition to the squad) to start out within the deep-lying midfielder position, thus changing Lazio’s Nicolo Rovella. Newcastle star Sandro Tonali will full the midfield trio.
However, Spalletti will affirm the identical personnel within the wingback slots, with Andrea Cambiaso and Federico Gatti occupying the best and left lanes respectively. The identical applies to the defensive crew, as Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Buongiorno and Alessandro Bastoni are anticipated to start out forward of Gianluigi Donnarumma as soon as once more.
Quite the opposite, Juventus defenders Nicolo Savona and Federico Gatti will begin on the bench.
ITALY Possible XI (3-5-1-1): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Barella, Locatelli, Tonali, Dimarco; Maldini; Retegui
France Possible XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Koundé, Saliba, Konaté, Digne; Koné, Rabiot; Olise, Nkunku, Coman; Thuram.
