It’s going to be difficult for Italy to play against Spain. Antonio Conte will rightly use this chance for testing some of the doubts he still had. The problem is that Italy starting XI is hardly competitive at the moment, so imagine if the line-up is made of a consistent part of subs.
Many would say that Spain isn’t at all irresistible and brilliant either, but still their players are one of the best around, and surely there isn’t any new strategy to prove.
Italy have lost or been eliminated in almost all the encounters with Spain in last 10 years, and the trend doesn’t look ready to change: Spain to win backed at 2.40 by William Hill.