It’s the day of Croatia-Italy, the decisive match of the Euro 2024 group stage. To the Azzurri a draw is enough to qualify as second and find Switzerland in the round of 16, but even a defeat could be enough to return to the four best third-placed teams. At half-time the score is still 0-0: balanced game with few clear chances on both sides. The national team tried with Retegui (header just wide) and Pellegrini, a shot from the edge of the area blocked by Livakovic, but above all with Bastoni, who came close to scoring his second goal of the tournament with a header.
Spalletti revolutionizes his eleven, hoping to see something different compared to the bad defeat against Spain. After two games as a starter, Scamacca will start from the bench. In his place, up front, is Retegui from Genoa. Dimarco is moved forward, replacing Chiesa, while on the right there is Raspadori in place of Frattesi. As a left back, therefore, here is Darmian. In Croatia, first starter in the tournament for the Atalanta player Mario Pasalic.
CROATIA (4-3-3): Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Sucic, Kramaric, Pasalic.
ITALY (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Darmian; Stretcher, Jorginho; Raspadori, Pellegrini, Dimarco; Church.
