Italy field an experimental 3-4-3 formation packed with youth in their friendly with Germany at San Siro this evening.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.
The Azzurri play their final match of 2016 and are hosted by the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza just days before the Milan Derby.
Italy field an experimental 3-4-3 formation packed with youth in their friendly with Germany at San Siro this evening.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.
The Azzurri play their final match of 2016 and are hosted by the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza just days before the Milan Derby.
Coach Giampiero Ventura has opted for more tests after the 4-2-4 swept Liechtenstein aside 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
Andrea Belotti (who scored twice) and Ciro Immobile are again in attack, but this time flanked by Inter forward Eder.
Leonardo Bonucci is the odd man out, as former Italy Under-21 international defenders Daniele Rugani and Alessio Romagnoli are reunited.
Matteo Darmian and Marco Parolo are given a chance after missing the Liechtenstein game, joining Daniele De Rossi, who missed the Euro 2016 quarter-final due to injury.
The absentee list for Ventura is lengthy, losing the likes of Alessandro Florenzi, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Claudio Marchisio, Simone Verdi and Domenico Berardi.
Joachim Löw also takes a similar approach with some young players trying to break through into Die Mannschaft.
Joshua Kimmich already proved himself at Euro 2016, while Ilkay Gündogan starts despite his problems at Manchester City.
Yannick Gerhardt of Wolfsburg is given his senior Germany debut.
When these sides met in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, Löw came under pressure in Germany for adapting to Antonio Conte’s 3-5-2 formation, effectively neutralising any tactical advantage the Italians could have.
It was considered an unusually negative approach for the Germans, but it did prove effective, forcing extra time and a sudden death penalty shoot-out after their 1-1 draw.
That was the first and so far only time Germany had beaten Italy in a knockout tournament.
This is only a friendly, but the bitter rivalry is always there. These sides have faced off 34 times with 15 Italy wins, 11 draws and only eight German success stories.
Curiously, the first ever meeting was also a friendly in Milan in 1923. The visitors took the lead only to be then beaten 3-1.
Italy have played 55 times in Milan and lost only twice, the most recent being in 1925, along with 37 victories and 16 draws.
Italy: Buffon; Rugani, Bonucci, Romagnoli; Zappacosta, De Rossi, Parolo, Darmian; Immobile, Belotti, Eder
Italy bench: Donnarumma, Perin, Astori, Izzo, De Sciglio, Antonelli, Verratti, Cataldi, Gagliardini, Bonaventura, Candreva, Lapadula, Bernardeschi, Zaza, Insigne, Sansone, Pavoletti
Germany: Leno; Höwedes, Mustafi, Hummels, Gerhardt; Kimmich, Weigl, Rudy; Goretzka, Gündogan; Müller
Germany bench: Ter Stegen, Hector, Gnabry, Henrichs, Tah, Meyer, Volland, Gomez, Götze