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Euro 2020: ITA vs WAL Preview

By Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan June 20, 2021

Italy (ITA) will aim to register a third successive win in Euro 2020 when they square off against Wales (WAL), who still need a point to secure a second-place finish in Group A. The Azzurri eased past Turkey and Switzerland and are yet to concede a goal in the tournament. The Euro 2016 semifinalists Wales, meanwhile, blanked Turkey 0-2 in their last game.

Marco Verratti is fit after a knee issue forced him to miss the opening two matches of the tournament. The PSG midfielder is likely to make it to the playing eleven, while Emerson, Andrea Belotti, and few other players are also in contention to start.

Wales is unlikely to make drastic changes to their playing eleven. Gareth Bale will be keen to register his first goal in the tournament after missing a penalty against Turkey. The Wales backline, which conceded just one goal so far, would be keen to keep a clean sheet against Italy.

Group A Standings

Team PL W D L GS GC GD Pts
Italy 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 6
Wales 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
Switzerland 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 1
Turkey 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0

Head-to-Head

Played: 9
ITA won: 7
WAL won: 2
Drawn: 0

Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (last match)

ITA: M Locatelli (25 pts), C Immobile (11 pts), N Barella (11 pts), G Di Lorenzo (10 pts), L Bonucci (9.5 pts)

WAL: C Roberts (18 pts), A Ramsey (15.5 pts), G Bale (12 pts), D Ward (9.5 pts), J Rodon (7.5 pts)

Euro 2020 Stats

Top Goalscorer: ITA – C Immobile, M Locatelli (2 goals); WAL – C Roberts, A Ramsey, K Moore (1 goal)

Most Assists: ITA – D Berardi (2 assists); WAL – G Bale (2 assists)

Most Passes Completed: ITA – Jorginho (144 passes); WAL – A Ramsey (65 passes)

Most Successful Tackles: ITA – M Locatelli (4 tackles); WAL – C Mepham, A Ramsey, D James (2 tackles)

Shots Saved: ITA – G Donnarumma (1 save); WAL – D Ward (8 saves)

Injuries/Suspensions

ITA: G Chiellini (injured)

WAL: none

Playing 11

ITA (possible): G Donnarumma; R Toloi, F Acerbi, A Bastoni, Emerson; M Locatelli, Jorginho, M Verratti; F Chiesa, A Belotti, F Bernardeschi

WAL (possible): D Ward; C Roberts, C Mepham, J Rodon, B Davies; E Ampadu, J Allen; G Bale, A Ramsey, D James; K Moore

 

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