Italy Vs North Macedonia Euro 2024 Qualification Prediction: Aim For Ukraine

Italy needs a win over facing North Macedonia in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. (Twitter @Azzurri)

JAKARTA - Italy's crucial match against North Makadenia in Group C of qualifying Euro 2024 at the Stadio Olimpico, Saturday, November 18 in the morning WIB, will be the determinant. If you win, then Italy will aim for a winger-takes-all match against Ukraine in the final match.

Italy's fate is determined against North Macedonia. Victory opened Italy's hopes of winning a ticket to the Euro 2024 finals.

If you win, Italy's next step is to meet hosts Ukraine which is clearly not a light opponent to fight for one more ticket.

Yes, in the group, England, which is currently at the top of the standings with 16 points, is certain to pocket tickets to Germany. Meanwhile, one more ticket was contested by Ukraine and Italy.

Italy, who is ranked third, has a point of 10. Three points adrift of Ukraine, who is in second place. Only, Gli Azzurri has one game against North Macedonia.

Victory or a draw over his opponent will help Italy get rid of Ukraine.

Coach Luciano Spalletti hopes for support from supporters who meet the Olimpico. Their support helped at least restore player confidence after losing 3-1 to England in the last qualifying match.

"We have to be able to show the best performance and win the game. But we also want to see Olimpico full of supporters. It's like watching a rainbow at sunset," Spalletti said.

In this match, Spalletti again did not include Lazio striker Ciro Immobile. Meanwhile, Giovanni defender Di Lorenzo is definitely absent from the match.

With Immobile absent, Italy's front line is again relying on Gianluca Scamacca who has the support of Federico Chiesa and Domenico Berardi.

Midfielder Jorginho has received another call. He will play an important role as a deep lying midfielder. Jorginho played the same role at Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Manuel Lazzari replaces Di Lorenzo. Together with Federico Gatti and Francesco Acerbi, he fortifys Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

With the best material, although no Sandro Tonali has undergone a ban on playing and Di Lorenzo, Italy is still too strong for North Macedonia, who is currently ranked fourth in the standings.

Moreover, North Macedonia is not in the best condition. Captain Stefan Ristovski is no longer called up by the national team because of a fuss with the Blagoja Milevski coach.

Likewise, the two pillars, Valon Ethemi and Ljupcho Doriev, are no longer in the squad. This means the Milevski coach still relied on the same players when the team lost to Ukraine 2-0 in qualifying matches.

Forecast Of The Italy Lineup (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Darmian, Acerbi, Gatti, Dimarco; Barella, Jorginho, Frattesi; Berardi, Scamacca, Chiesa

North Macedonia (3-4-2-1): Dimitrievski; Manev, Musliu, Serafimov; Ashkovski, Ademi, Atanasov, Alioski; Bardhi, Elmas; Trajkovski