On 14 November, the national teams of Belgium and Italy will meet at the King Baudouin Stadium.
Belgium national football team
Belgium, which is striving for results without the ‘golden generation’, has gone through a difficult cycle in the UEFA Nations League. “The Red Devils” can count on maintaining their third place in the group. The Benelux country has not beaten the Italians in official matches since May 1972.
The Belgians have not been performing well lately and the situation is likely to worsen. This may be an additional motivation for the team’s coach, Domenico Tedesco, given that he was born in Italy.
Players to watch out for: In the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku is the only player in the Belgium squad to have started in their last win over Italy in November 2015. His current run of four matches without a goal for his country is the longest since the summer of 2018. He has scored 85 times for the team, while the entire Italian national team combined has scored just 47.
Italy national football team
Italy travels in good spirits as the players know a draw is enough to secure a place in the quarter-finals of this year’s Nations League draw. The only problem with this is the 2-2 draw in their previous encounter with Belgium, despite Luciano Spalletti’s side playing for over 50 minutes with ten men, but the coach’s men responded with determination, defeating Israel 4-1 to remain top of the group.
“The Azzurri” are well placed to reach the play-offs for the third time in a row, thanks in large part to the fact that they have only lost twice in the league stage of this competition. This strength has also been evident on the road, as Italy have won both of their away games in this tournament, including a win over France, part of a run of four consecutive away wins in this competition.
Prediction for the match Belgium – Italy
The home team is unlikely to be able to successfully resist the Italians, who have established a certain stability.
The victory of the second for 2.75
Earlier, a new round of the Nations League will begin in Almaty with a game between Kazakhstan and Austria.
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