France vs Italy Today’s Soccer Prediction
France
On Monday, May 28, coach Didier Deschamps played the first friendly of the three-game series he will make before his World Cup debut. Also in their dominions, defeated Ireland by 2 to 0. The last confrontation also will be before a team that did not obtain space in Russia 2018. The French will face, on June 9, the United States.
Acting before Ireland can be considered satisfactory. After some difficulty at the beginning of the first stage, the French managed to score their goals in the final minutes. Thus, Deschamps used the second phase to make many modifications and give opportunities to athletes who are considered reserves.
The coach has already defined the squad that will lead to Russia. The players are:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur / England), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain);
Defender: Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart / Germany), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona / Spain), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid / Spain), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Adil Rami (Manchester City / England), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid / Spain);
Socks: Paul Pogba (Manchester United / England), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich / Germany), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus / Italy), Ngolo Kante (Chelsea / England), Steven Nzonzi (Sevilla / Spain);
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid / Spain), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea / England), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona / Spain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille), Nabil Fekir (Monaco);
In the reserve list: Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla / Spain), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich / Germany), Benoit Costil (Bordeaux), Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne), Lucas Digne (Barcelona / Spain), Alexandre Lacazette / England), Anthony Martial (Manchester United / England), Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace / England), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur / England), Kurt Zouma
Italy
Italy promoted on Monday, May 28, the debut of coach Roberto Mancini, hired for the Euro 2010 and Qatar World Cup qualifiers in 2022. He started breaking a series of four matches without a win Azurra.
In Switzerland, the Italians beat Saudi Arabia, who qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, 2-1. If the result was better, the performance did not change much compared to the team that was eliminated by Sweden in the playoffs of the qualifiers for the World Cup.
It served only to increase the complaints regarding the coach who led the failure, Gianpiero Ventura. He refused to call on striker Mario Balotelli, responsible for causing many confusions due to his explosive temperament. The Nice athlete was called by Mancini and made the first goal in the win against the Arabs.
The game showed that Mancini plans to retake the country’s most traditional style, in which possession of the ball is not a concern. The Arabs had the ball for a longer time (52% to 48%), but created a lot less chances of finishing than the Italians 7 to 22. In terms of quality, however, the selection of Italy was again due. Of the 22 attempts tried, only five were in the direction of the opponent’s arch.
Having called 30 players for his first games in charge of the team, Mancini will most likely make modifications to the team to face France. He has at his disposal the following athletes:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino);
Defender: Leonardo Bonucci (Milan), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Danilo D’Ambrosio (Inter), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Emerson Palmieri Dos Santos (Chelsea), Alessio Romagnoli Rugani (Juventus), Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea);
Socks: Daniele Baselli (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Bryan Cristante (Atalanta), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Jorginho (Napoli), Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini
Attackers: Mario Balotelli (Nice), Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Matteo Politano Simone Verdi (Bologna), Simone Zaza (Valencia)
Soccer Prediction of the Day France vs Italy
There is a great technical difference between the teams, although France is unable to show its full potential.
Prediction Today: France wins
Odds: 1.65
