Uruguay vs Italy Prediction: Expect a high-scoring match

Prediction for the match between Uruguay vs Italy, which will take place on June 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Uruguayan side regularly participates in the World Youth Championships but never won a championship. They have won silverware several times, finished third once, and otherwise gone without any medals. They repeated their best-ever result at the 2023 World Cup by reaching the final, but now they have a chance of winning the tournament for the first time. After a successful group stage, they beat the Gambians 1:0 in the playoffs, the Americans 2:0, and the Israelis 1:0 in the semi-finals.

Team Italy achieved its best aggregate score at the 2023 World Cup. Surprisingly, the Italians have never reached a final at a youth World Cup. The tournament in Argentina is only the eighth world championship they have managed to qualify for, and the only time the Italians made it among the medalists was at the 2017 World Cup, finishing in third place. They started the World Cup 2023 with a brilliant 3:2 victory over the Brazilians, then suffered a 0:2 defeat at the hands of Nigeria, but in the third leg, they beat the Dominicans 3:0 to reach the playoffs. In the cup battles, the Italians beat the English 2:1, the Colombians 3:1, and the South Koreans 2:1.

The Uruguayan and Italian national teams were in sync for this year's FIFA World Cup 2023. They scored five victories in their six games, allowing only one defeat each in the second leg. At the same time, their football at the tournament is entirely different: the South Americans play extremely pragmatically, while the Europeans are not shy about attacking a lot. This shows that the Blues can escape some tricky situations, while the Uruguayans have yet to master such scenarios. Carmine Nunziata also has a much better selection of players.

We have already noted that the Uruguayan and Italian teams are very different regarding their playing philosophy. We do not doubt that the encounter will start according to the South American scenario: the rivals will act cautiously and are afraid of making mistakes. However, any successful action will make the opponents play more aggressively.