Nations League: Italy vs Spain Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Teams, Preview, and Top Fantasy picks

Italy vs Spain: Italy will be up against Spain in the Semi-Finals of the Nations League on Thursday, 7th October at the San Siro. The European champions defeated Spain in the Euro 2020 semis and will be aiming to repeat the same.

Italy vs Spain Team Preview

Italy

Italy, the current European champions, have been unbeaten in their last 37 games and are going through their best form. They come into this game on the back of a dominating 5-0 over Lithuania last month in the World Cup Qualifiers. Italy will be aiming to continue their momentum and repeat their exploits from Euro 2020 and book their spot in the finals of the Nations League.

Spain

Spain, on the other hand, reached the semi-finals of Euro 2020 and suffered a defeat against Italy on penalties. They come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win of Kosovo in a World Cup Qualifiers match last month. Spain will be eyeing revenge for their earlier setback and will aim to play their best to come out on top.

Head-to-Head

Italy and Spain have faced each other on four occasions with Italy winning two games with the other two ending in a draw. Spain are yet to grab a victory against Italy.

They last encountered in the semi-finals of Euro 2021 where Italy triumphed in a penalty shootout.

Recent Form

• Italy: WWDDW
• Spain: WLLWW

Match Details

• Match Name: Italy vs Spain
• Date: 5th October
• Timings: 12:15 AM IST
• Venue: San Siro

Squads to choose from

Italy

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Salvatore Sirigu, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Emerson Palmieri, Rafael Toloi, Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Matteo Pessina, Marco Verratti, Domenico Berardi, Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Giacomo Raspadori 

Spain

Unai Simon, David de Gea, Robert Sanchez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Pedro Porro, Eric Garcia, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Inigo Martinez, Sergio Reguilon, Marcos Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Rodri Hernandez, Sergio Roberto, Mikel Merino, Koke, Gavi, Bryan Gil, Pablo Fornals, Ferran Torres, Pablo Sarabia, Mikel Oyarzabal, Yeremi Pino

Italy vs Spain Probable Playing XI

Italy

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Jorginho, Nico Barella, Marco Verratti; Lorenzo Insigne, Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile

Spain

David de Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Reguilon, Sergio Busquets, Gavi, Koke; Pablo Sarabia, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ferran Torres

Key Players

Italy

• Chiesa
• Jorginho
• Bonucci

Spain

• Torres
• Busquets
• Laporte

Italy vs Spain Dream11 Team

Donnarumma, P Torres, Bonucci, Chiellini, Laporte, Jorginho (C), Busquets, Koke, F Torres (VC), Chiesa, Immobile

Final Prediction

Italy are going through a great run and have been at their absolute best. They start as clear favorites to win this match. However, they cannot take Spain lightly who also have quality players in their squad. As per our predictions, Italy will win this game 1-0.

Please Note

The aforementioned ITA vs SPN Dream 11 Prediction, ITA vs SPN Final Prediction, ITA vs SPN Top Picks are based on our in-house analysis. However, this does not guarantee a positive result. 

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