Italy CT Antonio Conte announces his team for tomorrow’s friendly with Portugal, and will stick with a 4-3-3 formation.
The Azzurri Coach faced the media before the final match of the season, and explained his team selection in advance.
Salvatore Sirigu will replace Gigi Buffon in goal, according to the Coach, with Mattia De Sciglio, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Ranocchia and Matteo Darmian in defence.
Italy CT Antonio Conte announces his team for tomorrow’s friendly with Portugal, and will stick with a 4-3-3 formation.
The Azzurri Coach faced the media before the final match of the season, and explained his team selection in advance.
Salvatore Sirigu will replace Gigi Buffon in goal, according to the Coach, with Mattia De Sciglio, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Ranocchia and Matteo Darmian in defence.
Andrea Pirlo, Andrea Bertolacci and Roberto Soriano will play in midfield, with Ciro Immobile flanked by Stephan El Shaarawy and Antonio Candreva up-front.
“[Nicola] Sansone, [Franco] Vazquez and other will come on during the game,” Conte further revealed.
“The new lads have integrated well, and I’m very happy with what they’ve done up to this point.
“I also want to emphasise the great professionalism of [Francesco] Acerbi and [Giacomo] Bonaventura, who were on holiday and they came when they were called-up.”
Expected Italy team to face Portugal: Sirigu; Darmian, Ranocchia, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Soriano, Pirlo, Bertolacci; Candreva, Immobile, El Shaarawy.