Football analysis of the 2024 European Cup “Croatia vs Italy”, the expected starting 11, the result, and the live broadcast.

Football analysis of the 2024 European Cup “Croatia vs Italy”, the expected starting 11, the result, and the live broadcast.

Football analysis of the 2024 European Cup on June 23, 2024, first round, final, Group B. The bottom-ranked “square” Croatia will face the second-placed “blue army” Italy. The pair will play at the Red Bull Arena in Manchester City. Leipzig Monday, June 24, 2024 at 2:00 am Live on PPTV channel.

Action of the “square” of the plum blossom Croatia in Group B. Under the coaching of Croatian head coach Zlatko Dalic, he led his team to face the second-placed Italian “Blue Army” led by Italian coach Luciano Spalletti. The two teams will face off at the Leipzig Red Bull Arena on December 17, 2019. Live broadcast on PPTV channel at 2 am on Monday, June 24, 2024.

“Checkered” Croatia is in a state of doom and gloom. With only one point in the last two games, this game must be won by one. If you want to advance to the knockout stage, Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic instructed the team members to pay special attention. Still confident in the players in the previous game, draw the pattern in the 4-3-3 system, with Josip Stanisic, Marin Ponkracic, Josip Sutalo, and Sko Guardiol as defenders in the back line, and Luka Modric, the team’s veteran captain in the midfield. On the offensive line, Andrej Kramaric teamed up with Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic, and coordinated the forward line with Lovro Mayor and Ante Budimir.

The Italian “Blue Army” lost 0-1 to Spain in the last game. As a result, they now have 3 points in two games. If they want to have a chance to advance to the round of 16, they must get at least one point. In this game, the Italian coach of the Italian national team, Luciano Spalletti. There is no problem in organizing the army. By using the same players on the field, the tough Gianluigi Donnarumma will serve as the goalkeeper, Alessandro Bastoni and Riccardo Garafiori will take on the responsibilities of the left and right backs together with the central defenders Giovanni and Federico Dimarco. In the midfield, Jorginho is an experienced midfielder. In the forward line, Federico Chiesa and Lorenzo Pellegrini will control the rhythm of the game with Nicolo Barella and Davide Fratesi, and Gianluca Scamarca will stand in front of the goal waiting to join the team to complete the score.

Croatia: Dominik Livakovic (GK), Josip Stanisic, Marin Ponkracic, Josip Sutalo, Josko Guardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric, Lovro Mayor, Ante Budimir, Andrej Kramaric.
Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Calafiori, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Di Mare, Jorginho, Nicolo Barella, Davide Fratesi, Federico Chiesa, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Gianluca Scamarca.

Croatia
24 June 19th Draw with Albania 2-2
0-3 loss to Spain on June 15, 24
Italy
June 20, 2024: Lost to Spain 0-1
24-06-15 Albania won 2-1

Results of the last 5 meetings
June 12, 2015 Croatia drew 1-1 with Italy (2016 European Championship qualifiers)
November 16, 2014 Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia (2016 European Championship qualifiers)
June 14, 2012 – Italy draws 1-1 with Croatia (2012 European Championship final)
August 16, 2006 Italy lost 0-2 to Croatia (warm-up match)
August 6, 2002 Italy lost 1-2 to Croatia (2002 World Cup final)

Opinion: Croatia has only one point. This game must be won in one place. In order to have a chance to advance to the knockout stage. But it is not so easy, because Italy needs another victory to qualify immediately. Because if they get less than this number of points, they will have to wait and see the results of other pairings, causing the two teams to attack each other from the beginning of the game, although the offensive ability of the “Blue Army” is not flashy and aggressive. However, it should not be difficult to break through the “square” defense in this game.

Prediction: Italy 2-1 Croatia.