Nations league
Roberto Martínez’s team faces Italy, its executioner in the Eurocup, in a match with nothing at stake beyond honor and statistics
At a time when the launch of the League of Nations has reduced the presence of team friendlies to a minimum, it is already strange, almost like a suspicious lump, the dispute of a match with practically nothing at stake. Italy and Belgium are measured in the duel for the third and fourth places of the second edition of the tournament, an absolutely minor prize beyond statistics and honor.
The greatest incentive lies in the possibility of revenge for Roberto Martínez’s team, which was eliminated by Azzurra in the quarterfinals of the European Championship. Beyond that, the interest in seeing how Roberto Mancini’s men have conceded their first defeat after 37 consecutive duels without any setback, a world record that began to take shape back in September 2018 and that included the conquest of the continental crown in between.
Despite the bitter feeling of defeat that also permeates the concentration of the Belgian team – in which there are no longer two mainstays like Hazard and Lukaku due to their physical problems – after seeing how France traced a succulent 2-0 favorable to the rest, the display of names of both teams invites you to enjoy a match that will have many of those friendlies that in these times have practically disappeared from the international windows.
– Probable lineups:
Italy:
Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Chiellini, Emerson, Barella, Jorginho, Verratti, Chiesa, Insigne y Berardi.Belgium:
Courtois, Denayer, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Castagne, De Bruyne, Witsel, Carrasco, Saelemaekers, Vanaken y Trossard.Referee:
Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia).Stadium:
Juventus Stadium (Turín).Time and TV:
15:00. The 1.
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