Italy V/S Portugal Game Preview & Stats

Nations League cluster A3. Sat Gregorian calendar month seventeen. Kick-off 7.45pm.

ITALY square measure still in transition underneath Roberto Mancini as he tries to search out a winning formula prior the monetary unit 2020 campaign.

The former Man town boss took charge of the Azzurri in might and it's hardly been a roaring success up to now. He began with a 2-1 overcome Asian country then went 5 games while not a win before a last-gasp goal away to Polska banked the Italians' initial Nations League finish and showed signs they're finally setting out

Italy sit second within the cluster and want to punish the 1-0 defeat they suffered in European nation to own any likelihood of finishing prime and getting to the finals.

Mancini has purebred plenty of children up to now however his line-up tonight can still pack many quality with the likes of Giorgio Chiellini, Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne all wont to turning it on at the highest level.

An omen in their favour is that the Italians haven't lost at tonight's venue the San Siro and they will be roared on by an obsessive home crowd. each groups have scored in six of Italy's last eight games – it is also six of eight for European nation landing btts – and goals at either ends attracts at odds against tonight.

The Portuguese square measure once more while not Cristiano Ronaldo however his absence hasn't hampered their rating artistry up to now. The Juventus manslayer has Saturday out four games since the globe Cup and Fernando Santos' facet have drawn 1-1 with Croatia and racked up 3 straight wins.