Euro 2024: Spain Vs Italy, Two Favorite Teams Compete To The Top Of Group B

Italy will meet Spain in the second match of Group B Euro 2024 (Instagram/@azzurri).

JAKARTA - A prestigious match will be presented in the second match of Group B Euro 2024. Two winning candidates, namely Spain and Italy, will meet. The match will take place at Veltins-Arena on Friday, June 21, 2024, at 02.00 WIB.

This match has the potential to determine which team has the right to top the Group B standings. Moreover, both Spain and Italy, are both in a positive trend after winning the first match of the group.

Spain were previously able to win 3-0 over Croatia, while Italy beat Albania 2-1 after conceding first.

The Spain vs Italy meeting not only talked about prestige, but also the quality of each team's players.

If you look at the statistics of the previous match, Spain is favored because of its dominance over the opponent. The formation that was combined in the match against Croatia was also not impossible to re-implement in the match against Italy later.

However, Italy should also be wary of because Luciano Spalletti's team is predicted to play high pressing, tough games, and partants. The coach could have instructed a trio of midfielders filled with Frattesi, Jorginho, and Barella to move quickly to close the vacancies in midfield.

On the other hand, this Spain vs Italy meeting was also a moment of fierce battle between the two young players of each team who were on the rise, Yamine Lamal and Pellegrini. Both became the spotlight after impressed in the inaugural match of each team.

Facing Italy, Spain has a more flashy record because La Furia Roja is unbeaten in their five latest meetings. The last defeat came at Euro 2016 with a score of 0-2.

Clashes with Gli Azzurri, Luis De la Fuente as Spain's coach are expected to maintain the same starting XI as before. Although Alvaro Morata suffered a minor injury against Croatia, he is expected to continue appearing in the match later.

Meanwhile, Luciano Spalletti may make some changes. You see, Federico Chiesa was injured against Albania, but the player is also expected to fit for the match against Spain.

The Spain vs Italy meeting became the fifth consecutive meeting at the Euros. At the last meeting of 2021, the match ended in Italy's victory on penalties.