Argentina vs Italy PREVIEW & PREDICTION 23/03/2018

ARGENTINA VS ITALY PREVIEW & PREDICTION

In Manchester, Italy and Argentina take on Friday night against each other. For the Argentines, this game is part of the preparation for the World Cup; a tournament that Italy will miss.

Argentina:

The Argentines were close to their third World Cup title four years ago. The South Americans came to the final, in which Germany was too strong in the extension (1-0). Preparing for the upcoming final round in Russia, La Albiceleste was by no means effortless. The Argentina lost a lot of points in the big qualifying group and even had to fear participating in the World Cup. In the end it was Lionel Messi, who saved the furniture with a hat-trick in the final match with Ecuador (1-3).

Now that the Argentines will participate in the World Cup they are immediately one of the contenders. Yet it would be a surprise to me if the team of national coach Jorge Sampaoli won the World Cup. With Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero, the team has three absolute world leaders in the attack. Good players play in the rest of the team, but the real class trays are missing. Unlike countries such as Germany, Brazil and Spain, Argentina should especially have its attack.

Italy:

One of the most notable absents on the upcoming World Cup is Italy. The Italians finished second behind Spain in their qualifying group, after which playoffs had to be played. With Sweden, the team seemed to have a viable card, but two matches went completely wrong. First, 1-0 was lost in Stockholm, and in the return, Italy also failed to score. In San Siro it ended in a disappointing 0-0 draw.

Giampiero Ventura is no longer for the group as national coach. The interim trainer is Luigi Di Biagio. He has to start building a new national team. There are also called the necessary players with little to no experience. Players like Bryan Cristante (Atalanta Bergamo), Jorginho (Napoli) and Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan) are the new hope in Italian football. For those who did not have a place in the selection of Di Biagio, Mario Balotelli, who received no invitation despite his excellent form.


PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.75

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