{"id":18605,"date":"2024-11-14T15:54:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=18605"},"modified":"2024-11-14T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:54:25","slug":"belgium-italy-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/belgium-italy-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Vs Italy Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahead of Thursday&#8217;s penultimate UEFA Nations League clash, we have the Belgium vs Italy preview, prediction, latest team news and confirmed lineups.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Belgium Vs Italy Preview<\/h2>\n<h3>Belgium<\/h3>\n<p>Having endured a poor League A Group 2 campaign, it&#8217;s win or bust for Belgium in Brussels this evening. The Red Devils have won just once in their four outings.<\/p>\n<p>That solitary victory came against Israel back in September on MD1. Since then, Domenico Tedesco&#8217;s side has lost to France twice and drawn with Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The latest defeat to rivals Les Bleus is certainly still fresh in the memory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-barclays-era-deep-dive\/\">Premier League<\/a> star Youri Tielemens missed a vital spot kick.<\/p>\n<p>Didier Deschamps side came up trumps thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/belgium-vs-france-highlights\/\">Randal Kolo Muani double<\/a>. They managed to hold on at the King Baudouin Stadium despite having Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni sent off.<\/p>\n<p>In the reverse fixture against the Azzurri, the Red Devils fought back from 2-0 down to claim a point in a 2-2 draw. However, they couldn&#8217;t capitalise against the 10-man Italians, who had Lorenzo Pellegrini sent off in the first-half.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big game in Brussels. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BELITA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BELITA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ymB2T2KV0G\">pic.twitter.com\/ymB2T2KV0G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BelRedDevils\/status\/1857000496197664939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Italy<\/h3>\n<p>From Italy&#8217;s perspective, just a point is required tonight to ensure a quarter-final berth next summer. The Azzurri have looked back to their best after a disappointing Euro 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Luciano Spalletti&#8217;s side completed a fine double over Israel and claimed a famous 3-1 victory in France on MD1. Despite going a goal down in the very first minute.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the only blemish after four games came in the reverse fixture with Belgium in October. Spalletti will be more than confident he can finish the job tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Many have praised his new tactical approach. Clearly, it has paid dividends so far. History certainly favours the Italians in the fixture.<\/p>\n<p>They have won three of the last four meetings and this is why the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/football\/\">football betting sites<\/a> in the UK make the Azzurri 15\/8 match favourites.<\/p>\n<h2>Belgium Vs Italy Team News<\/h2>\n<p>Domenico Tedesco will be missing a plethora of stars tonight as <strong>Belgium<\/strong> seek to keep their qualification hopes alive. Captain Kevin De Bruyne is the biggest absentee.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/manchester-city-2024-25-fixtures-for-premier-league-champions-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Manchester City<\/a> midfielder, the likes of club teammate Jeremy Doku, Thomas Meunier and Charles De Ketelaere are also missing through injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, all-time leading scorer Romelu Lukaku returns to the international setup. He wasn&#8217;t available for October&#8217;s fixtures and is expected to start upfront.<\/p>\n<p>From <strong>Italy<\/strong>&#8216;s perspective, they will have to navigate a number of injuries as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-fc-2024-25-fixtures-for-premier-league-champions-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Arsenal<\/a> defender Riccardo Calafiori and Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci withdrew from the squad earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli has been drafted in and is expected to start. So to is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/newcastle-united-2024-25-fixtures-premier-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Newcastle United<\/a> midfielder Sandro Tonali.<\/p>\n<p>Up front, Moise Keen is pushing hard to start after hitting a treble for Fiorentina last time out. However, Luciano Spalletti is expected to start with Mateo Retegui.<\/p>\n<h2>Belgium Vs Italy Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Belgium (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> Casteels; Castagne, Debast, Faes, Theate; Engels, Onana; Openda, Trossard, De Cuyper; Lukaku<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy (3-5-1-1):<\/strong> Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Rovella, Tonali, Dimarco; Barella; Retegui<\/p>\n<h2>Belgium Vs Italy Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>On paper, it looks too tough to call but Italy&#8217;s form and Belgium&#8217;s poor run points to just one outcome at the King Baudouin Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils injury list doesn&#8217;t help their cause so we are predicting the Azzurri to nab a slender victory in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Belgium 1-2 Italy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of Thursday&#8217;s penultimate UEFA Nations League clash, we have the Belgium vs Italy preview, prediction, latest team news and confirmed lineups.\u00a0\u00a0 Belgium Vs Italy Preview Belgium Having endured a poor League A Group 2 campaign, it&#8217;s win or bust for Belgium in Brussels this evening. 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