Italy - Ukraine Prediction, Picks and Tips
Before the Italian national team have to play for the next Nations League match in Poland on Sunday, the Squadra Azzurra uses the international break for a friendly match. On Wednesday evening, Italy welcomes the national team of Ukraine at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris of Genoa. Under the new coach Roberto Mancini, there has been only one victory for Italy in five games. The Ukraine, on the other hand, celebrated the perfect start to the new Nations League with two wins in a row. There have been seven games between the two nations. Ukraine is still waiting for the first victory against the Italian national team. In five competitive games, there were five defeats. In two friendly matches, there was a 0-0 and a defeat. The goal difference of the Ukrainians from the seven matches against the southern Europeans is 2:14. The betting base presents an analysis of the match Italy vs Italy. Ukraine and for the tip "victory Italy" we found great odds.
After Italy had missed a World Cup finals for the first time in 60 years in 2018, there was a big change in the country of the four-time world champion. New coach was Roberto Mancini. Mancini won three championship titles with Inter Milan and four trophies with Inter, Florence and Lazio, before he became champion and cup winner with Manchester City in England. For the first two Nations League games Mancini summoned four newcomers to the squad. In addition, the average age was gradually rejuvenated gradually. The coach also demanded that the Italian players and talents should again get more deployment time in their clubs. The big goal is the European Championship 2020. For this the Azure blue wants to qualify first and then play a good tournament there. For the goal Euro 2020 one would take in Italy also a descent from the A group of the Nations League in purchase. For the start in the Nations League, there was 1: 1 at home against Poland. After the 1-0 defeat in Portugal on Matchday 2, the Italians are now last in their Nations League group. Against Portugal stood for the first time in 20 years no player of record champions Juventus Turin on the field. Mancini usually lets the four-time World Champion play 4-4-2 with a double six. But the fans in Italy do not have that much patience and want to see their national team soon return to success. The previous record of the new coach does not look good yet: one win, two draws and two defeats, with a goal difference of 5: 7. Italy have never been without a clean sheet under Mancini. For the games against Ukraine and Poland, the coach Sebastian Giovinco, who shows great performances in Toronto in the MLS, brought back into the squad. In 122 games for Toronto Giovinco collected with 72 goals and 42 assists a total of 114 points scorer. For almost three years Giovinco has not denied an international match. With Gianluca Caprari of Sampdoria is a freshman in the squad. Add to that Nicolo Barella and Alessio Cragno of Cagliari, both of whom were already in the squad, but have not yet completed an international match. Danilo D'Ambrosio, who has previously played two games for the Squadra Azzurra, also returns to the azure Italian jersey. Mario Balotelli, who had celebrated his comeback in the national team at the last two Nations League matches, was not considered for the time being. Andrea Belotti was also not appointed by the coach. The use of Ciro Immobile and Alessio Romagnoli is still questionable.
In a group with Iceland, Croatia, Turkey, Finland and Kosovo Ukraine had missed qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. In the end, with 17 points (5S, 2U, 3N) it was only enough for third place, three points behind the second Croatia. But since the end of the World Cup qualification, the yellow-blue show good performance. For seven internationals Ukraine is without defeat. Both matches for the prelude to the League of Nations could be won: first with 2-1 in the Czech Republic, then 1-0 at home against Slovakia. The victory against the Slovaks but was favored by a questionable penalty kick in the 80th minute, which Yarmolenko turned to victory. Since the Ukraine in the preliminary round at the European Championship 2016, the national team of Andrey Shevchenko is trained. The former AC Milan and Chelsea player calls his team mainly with players from Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Kiev. From the Bundesliga stands Yevhen Konoplyanka from FC Schalke in the squad. On October 16, the next home game against the Czech Republic in the Nations League is waiting for the yellow and blue. After that, the Ukrainian national team will have to play in Slovakia on 16 November.
Our recommendation tip for Italy - Ukraine : Italy to win @ 1.77