The September round of Euro 2024 qualifiers will have a major impact on final qualification and these Italy vs. Ukraine predictions look at the latest in Group C. Luciano Spalletti will be looking to confirm Italy’s place at the tournament after missing out on the 2022 World Cup.
1 – A draw – 1/2
2 – Italy under 2.5 total goals – 2/5
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 4/5
4 – Both teams not to score – 7/10
5 – Italy to win 1-0 – 5/1
Ukraine’s trip to the San Siro in Milan could prove to be pivotal in the final qualification places from Group C. Both teams find themselves in a delicate position, with England expected to finish as Group C winners. Italy do still have a chance to secure a playoff spot via the UEFA Nations League back door route though.
This game could decide second place in the group and Italy have a slight edge ahead of kick off in Milan, as Luciano Spalletti faces his first home game in charge.
The ‘Spalletti Factor’ will be a key factor in this tie, with the experienced coach looking to make a winning impact and Italy have won two of their last three matches in the country.
However, with the pressure moving up a few levels, as qualification is potentially on the line, this match is unlikely to be filled with goals.
Italy only managed to score one goal in their previous home match in 2023 and they will be happy with a narrow victory to get out in front of Ukraine behind England at the top of the group.
Their last win at the San Siro came via a 1-0 win against England in the Nations League in September 2022 and a repeat of that will ease any early nerves for the Spalletti era.
Despite heading into this game as favourites to emerge with a win, there is still a chance for a final shootout between both teams in November. Spalletti faces an away tie against Ukraine in the final qualifier for Euro 2024 and – depending on the results in between – it could be a decider, with a venue yet to be confirmed by UEFA.
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| Player | Total goals |
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Italy (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Bastoni, Scalvini; Darmian; Spinazzola, Barella, Cristante, Locatelli, Di Lorenzo; Immobile, Chiesa
Ukraine (4-2-3-1): Trubin; Matviyenko, Kryvtsov, Zabarnyi, Konoplya; Sydorchuk, Stepanenko; Yarmolenko, Tsyhankov, Zinchenko; Yaremchuk
Spalletti will look to tinker with Mancini’s previous set-up in the Italy team as they push for qualification. Marco Verratti and Jorginho have not been selected by the former Napoli boss, with other stars given a chance to shine in midfield this month.
Ukraine have plenty of experience in their ranks for this tie, with Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko expected to move into a midfield position for his national team. Roman Yaremchuk is tipped to lead the line for head coach Serhiy Rebrov, after completing a transfer deadline day move to Valencia.
