Italy 23-man squad for Belgium and France in the Nations League in November 2024

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Italy 23-man squad for Belgium and France in the Nations League in November 2024

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🇮🇹👉 Italy Head coach Luciano Spalletti called up a 23-man squad for the final two group matches in the Nations League. On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Italy will challenge Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Following that, they will host France at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan on Sunday, November 17. Italy is currently at the top of League A Group 2.  Italy has a one-point advantage over the French and a six-point cushion over the Belgians.

The newly called-up squad features Fiorentina’s Pietro Comuzzo, Juventus’ Nicolò Savona, and Lazio’s Nicolò Rovella, all of whom are getting their first chance at the senior level. Meanwhile, Inter’s Nicolò Barella, who has been missing since the European Championship, is poised to return.

The team will convene on the evening of Sunday, November 10, at Coverciano Technical Center, where they will engage in training until the morning of Wednesday, November 13, before departing for Brussels. After facing Belgium, the Azzurri will travel to Milan to prepare for their match against France at the Angelo Moratti Sports Centre in Appiano Gentile.

Here is the situation:

To qualify for the quarterfinals, Italy only needs to earn one point in these next two games. Let’s show our support and send all our positive energy to the Azzurri!

The first two teams will qualify for the quarterfinals. The team that finishes in third place will enter a play-off to avoid being relegated, facing off against one of the second-placed teams from League B, while the fourth-placed team will drop down to League B.

Source uefa.com

Italy Head Coach Luciano Spalletti , a new inductee into the Italian football Hall of Fame.

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🇮🇹  ITALY 23-MAN SQUAD FOR BELGIUM AND FRANCE  

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Caleb Okoli (Leicester), Nicolò Savona (Juventus), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Rovella (Lazio), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);

Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniel Maldini (Monza), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).

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✅  PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS AGAINST BELGIUM 

A month after their 2-2 draw at the Stadio Olimpico, Italy and Belgium are now set to face each other in Brussels nine years on from when they last did so in November 2015 (a 3-1 friendly victory for the Red Devils), a match which coincided with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster. The Azzurri have a good overall record against the Belgians: 16 wins, five draws and four defeats (five wins and three defeats in Belgium). In the first encounter between the sides on 1 May 1913, Italy fielded nine Pro Vercelli players, a record that was only broken in 1947 when ten Grande Torino players took to the pitch.

✅  PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS AGAINST FRANCE.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 17, as Milan will be the venue for the thrilling encounter between Italy and France. This historic rivalry began 114 years ago when the Azzurri claimed victory over the French in their inaugural match on May 15, 1910. This upcoming game will be Italy’s 62nd in the Lombardy capital, with 49 of those matches held at San Siro (the Meazza). The two nations will meet for the 41st time, with this being their fourth showdown in Milan. Italy leads the series with 19 wins, while France has 11 victories and there have been 10 draws. This matchup is a true classic, having occurred five times in the World Cup, including the iconic 2006 final, and they also faced off in the EURO 2000 final.

✅  THE NEW FORMAT OF THE NATIONS LEAGUE

Unlike the previous edition, where the top-ranked team qualified directly for the Final Four, this time the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage. In March 2025, they will play the quarterfinals (home and away). The winners of these matches will secure their place in the Finals, set to take place in June 2025 at the venue of one of the four finalists. The team finishing fourth in the group will be relegated to League B, while, in another new twist, the third-placed team will enter a play-off to avoid relegation against one of the second-placed teams from League B. The finalists will also earn a spot in the play-offs for the 2026 World Cup.

✅ Results in League A Group 2 of the Nations League

Matchday 1 (6 September)
Belgium 3-1 Israel
France 1-3 Italy

Matchday 2 (9 September)
Israel 1-2 Italy
France 2-0 Belgium

Matchday 3 (10 October)
Italy 2-2 Belgium
Israel 1-4 France

Matchday 4 (14 October)
Italy 4-1 Israel
Belgium 1-2 France

Matchday 5 (14 November)
Belgium vs. Italy (20:45 CET – King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels)
France vs. Israel (20:45 CET – Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

Matchday 6 (17 November)
Italy vs. France (20:45 CET – Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan)
Israel vs. Belgium (20:45 CET – Bozsik Aréna, Budapest)