The Italian national team will meet its Welsh counterpart at 6 pm today, Sunday, in the third round of the group stage for Euro 2020, where the two teams will play at the “Olympico” stadium in the Italian capital, Rome, in the group summit match, as both teams seem to be great in Championship and will play for the top of the group.
Italy announced itself strongly as contenders for the title by achieving two victories over Turkey and Switzerland to qualify for the round of 16, and Roberto Mancini, coach of the Azzurri has excellent names at his disposal and will seek to maintain his perfect record in the European Championship 2020.
Wales, on the other hand, almost qualified for the knockout rounds and were fantastic against Turkey last week, and the Wales are likely to face a tough test in Group A if they lose this match.
Here is everything you need to know about the match.
The date and place of the match and the carrier channels
The match between Italy and Wales will be held at the Olympic Stadium at 6 pm Cairo time, and will be broadcast on beIN Sports HD 1 Max.
Italy national team news
Italy have some injury concerns in this match with Lorenzo Pellegrini excluded from the tournament, and the injured duo Marco Ferrani and Alessandro Florenzi, who may also miss this match.
Giorgio Chiellini also picked up an injury against Switzerland and is likely to be replaced by Francesco Acerbi, and with Italy already guaranteed their place in the playoffs, Federico Chiesa and Andrea Belotti could be given their chances in this match.
Injuries: Lorenzo Pellegrini
Doubtful: Marco Verratti, Alessandro Florenzi, Giorgio Chiellini
Wales national team news
Aaron Ramsey scored against Switzerland and will be looking to replicate his feat against some of his Juventus teammates this weekend, Gareth Bale was also on fire on the day and he has to rise to the occasion in this match.
Wales have a fully fit squad at the moment and Kiefer Moore is likely to play in the final third, with Joe Murrell and Joe Allen having been fantastic this week and set to form a double pivot in midfield with no injuries.
Ranking of the first group before the match.
The Italian team leads the first group with 6 points, followed by the Welsh team with 4 points, while Switzerland is in third place with one point, and Turkey is in the last place without a balance of points.
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