On Saturday, from 19:45 pm, the Italian national receives a reply from Greece, in the 7th round of the Euro 2020 preliminaries. Mancini selector hopes that the stars Jorginho, Immobile, Bernardeschi or Chiesa will be decisive in Rome, in front of an out of shape opponent.
The Italians come after victories with Liechtenstein (6-0), Greece (3-0 away), Bosnia (2-1), Armenia (3-1) and Finland (2-1). The latter was the revelation of Group J, in which the Squadra came in first place, with a maximum score in 6 stages. Finland is second, with 12 points, followed by Armenia (9), Bosnia (7) and Greece (5). The Greek national is going through a very difficult time and has only one victory in these preliminaries, being out of the qualification calculations.
The Greeks drew with Liechtenstein, in the last stage of qualifications, a score of 1-1, which says everything about the situation in which the national team coached by the Dutchman Schip. With a number of young, inexperienced players, Greece has few resources to put Italy in trouble. Kostas Manolas returns to Olimpico, where he played for AS Roma for years, but his presence does not guarantee the Greek defense. Greece has been disappointing lately, with Turkey (1-2), Italy (0-3), Armenia (2-3) and Finland (0-1), being the sure victim.
Italy has won 3 of the last 5 direct duels and two other matches ended in a draw, 1-1 each time. The quality of the game clearly benefits the Italians, who play without pressure in front of their fans. We expect a win without problems of the favorites.
PROBABLE TEAMS IN ITALY – GREECE
Italy: Sirigu; Izzo, Bonucci, Acerbi, Florence; Verratti, Jorginho, Barella; Bernardeschi, Building, Church
Greece: Barkas; Bakakis, Siovas, Socratis, Stafylidis; Bouchalakis, Kourbelis; Masouras, Vrousai, Fetfatzidis; Koulouris
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,75
