Italy and Spain. Spain and Italy. Uninterruptedly since 2008, when a European Championship is involved, the Azzurri and the Red Furies have crossed paths, an event that will also recur at Euro 2024. Which even extends to seven editions if we go back to the 1980 and 1988 editions, look case in Germany. Always very close matches, except for one, with the balance which, in the ninetieth minute, smiles on our boys: 2 victories, 4 draws and only one defeat, a very heavy one, in the Euro 2012 final when Spain swept us away with a dry 4-0. But this time we start from scratch and, according to Sisal experts, Yamal and his teammates are favorites at 2.15 against the Italian team’s 3.60 while they drop slightly to 3.20 for a draw. The challenge will have double value as the group record will be up for grabs: the Iberians first at 1.36, Donnarumma and his teammates at 3.00. When the two teams meet, it always results in very tight matches, it is normal for the Under, at 1.67, to be preferred to the Over, at 2.10. Precisely in Germany, 36 years ago, Italy won the group 1-0: the same exact result on Thursday evening at the Veltins-Arena is offered at 9.75 for Spalletti’s boys while the one in favor of the Iberians would pay 7 times the stakes . The substitutions could be decisive in a tight match, goals from the bench at 2.25, but also set pieces so much so that a headed goal is played at 3.00.
In challenges like these, everyone dreams of being protagonists, starting with those who have a very close relationship with Italy, having played there for four seasons (and who knows, maybe they might return given Roma’s interest in them) and having found the love. Álvaro Morata, who already scored in the match against Croatia, however will not give the Azzurri any concessions so much so that a goal from him is given at 2.75. Together with him there will be, once again, the little gem Lamine Yamal who, at just 16 years old, is breaking every record: a goal or an assist from the Blaugrana player is offered at 2.30. In Italy we rely a little on history and a little on the desire for redemption. Three years ago, in the Euro 2020 semi-final, Federico Chiesa opened the ball against Spain and seeing him once again as the first scorer is at odds of 9.50. The one who dreams of the first goal in the European Championship is Gianluca Scamacca: a goal from Spalletti’s number 9 is played at 4.00. But who could trigger the two attackers? For this reason there is Lorenzo Pellegrini whose second assist at Euro 2024 is offered at 6.00.
