The Italian team, one of the strongest in the Euro so far, will seek to complete their perfect record against Ireland, who needs to win to move forward in Euro after scoring only one point out of six played in the group stage .
Antonio Conte Coach managed to create a hard and rocky
block and passed over Sweden and Belgium. Many expected a very competitive
team, as always Italy, but perhaps not as strong as in the beginning of the
tournament.
Thanks to their victories and it already has the first
place in the group E insured, Conte can afford to rest many of his players and
give the opportunity to enjoy many minutes.
However, the Italian coach is hungry for victory. He
wants to reach the second round with his men in good shape and mentally one
hundred percent. And for that, always good to win. And if the whole group
participates in all the victories, the better.
Therefore, he will make changes from the goal to the
front. Starting and ending Éder Buffon. Juventus goalkeeper, who was with
fever, will be replaced by Salvatore Sirigu, while Antonio Caandreva, with
muscle problems, not play.
That is the hope of Ireland, not face a team with all its
starters and have easier victory that allows you to keep dreaming with the
second round of the European Championship.
Martin O'Neill's men have just one point after drawing
1-1 with Sweden and clearly falling 3-0 against Belgium. However, despite the
poor start to the tournament with a win it would add four points with which
Ireland would still have options to move forward.
Ireland never got beyond the group stage in Euro and are
far those quarterfinals of the World Cup in Italy 90 and the second round of
the US 1994. These are the main historical references of a group that wants to
make history.
O'Neill will only count with a low, Stoke City's player
Jon Walters, who has problems in Achilles tendon and will miss the match to
life or death of his selection. The other players are available for the British
coach, who align an eleven without many changes.
