It is the first in or out of Euro 2024. This evening at 9pm Italy faces Croatia at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig .
In the event of a draw or victory, the Azzurri would finish group B in second place and advance to the round of 16, where they would face Switzerland on Saturday 29 June at 6pm , second in group A which ended yesterday and saw Germany finish first at the last minute, thanks to a goal in full stoppage time from Fullkrug.
If Italy were to lose to Croatia instead , we need to start making some calculations. In the event of a simultaneous victory for Albania against Spain (already certain of having won the group) the Azzurri would slip to fourth place and sadly end up out of the European Championships . If, however , Albania does not win, Italy would finish third in the group and would have a great chance of being eliminated . The 4 best third-placed teams pass and already compared to the third-placed team in group A, where Hungary has 3 points and a -3 goal difference, Spalletti's team would be better off (less than a knockout with a 4-goal difference).
When and with whom would the Azzurri play in the event of a repechage? There are two possibilities: Monday 1 July at 9pm against the first team in group F (Portugal) or Tuesday 2 July at 6pm against the first team in group E (here we have 4 teams tied on 3 points, Romania, Belgium, Ukraine and Slovakia) .
According to the latest rumors this evening Spalletti should change the center forward, Retegui in Scamacca out . The presence of Jorginho in midfield (Cristante ready) and the wingers Di Lorenzo and Dimarco (Darmian and Cambiaso pre-alerted) are in the balance.
(Unioneonline/L)
