Big Match At Wembley, Luciano Spalletti Warns England

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti. (Twitter @Azzurri)

JAKARTA - Italy looked at the big match of Group C qualifying for Euro 2024 against England at Wembley Stadium, Wednesday, October 18 in the morning WIB. Coach Luciano Spalletti gave England a warning after Italy's 4-0 brilliant victory over Malta.

Italy performed brilliantly when they beat Malta in a duel at the Comunale San Nicola Stadium, Sunday, October 15 in the morning WIB.

In that match, midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura opened Italy's advantage. Furthermore, Domenico Berardi scored a brace. Finally, Davide Frattesi solidified Gli Azzurri's victory to four goals without reply.

The victory confirmed Italy's position in second place with 10 points. Same as Ukraine, but Italy are ahead on goal difference.

In addition, Italy still has one remaining game left. This gives the European champions two advantages because they have better chances than Ukraine.

Lebih dari sekadar mendapatkan tambahan tiga poin, hasil itu meningkatkan kepercayaan dirinya pemain. Apalagi, tim sebelumnya mendapat guncangan kasus judi bola yang diduga melibatkan dua pemain timnas, Sandro Tonali dan Nicolo Zaniolo.

Even the Italian football federation took them out of the national team. The decision was taken after Tonali and Zaniolo underwent an examination at the Coverciano national team training camp.

In the aftermath, Spalletti needed to call players to replace them in the midst of preparations for the national team. But Italy was able to pass the test. The charming performance against Malta made Gianluuigi Donnarumma et al ready to face England.

Italy can't wait for the duel. Not only did they want to avenge the 2-1 defeat at the first meeting, but also gave them the opportunity to show their potential as a team that has quality and capable at the European level.

"It's a game that lets us show the potential. Once we play, you'll see what that potential team calls," Spalletti said.

The former Napoli coach looked confident after the team won. He gave his appreciation to the players who did not underestimate the opponent at all.

In fact, Malta is the weakest team in the group. They never won in the preliminary matches. However, the players performed seriously in that match.

"The important thing is that we get three points. But especially you can see players do not hesitate and do not consider this an easy match," he said.

"They showed a professional attitude. I was happy to see them," Spalletti said again.

The big match against England will be a decision for Nazionale. If you lose, Italy's chances of qualifying for Germany could be threatened.