Italy vs England Prediction: The English cannot beat the Italians in six games in a row

Italy will face England in Euro 2024 qualifying. The English cannot beat the Italians in six games in a row - can they not do it again?

The Italian national team, after their triumph at Euro 2020, miraculously failed to qualify for the World Cup-2022, losing in the final of qualification to modest Northern Macedonia (0:1). They have since performed impressively in the League of Nations, scoring 11 points in six rounds and winning the group. The Italians last played in friendlies in November 2022 against Albanians and Austrians. Italy had no problems with Albania (3:1) but lost to Austria without scoring a goal (0:2). The defending European champions played their last official match last September against Hungary (2:0).

England also played great during the last UEFA Euro 2020. Recall that the English dramatically lost in the final to the Italians in a penalty shootout (1:1, 2:3 penalties.). After that, the team failed in the League of Nations, scoring only three points in six games, and went to the Mundial in Qatar as one of the favorites. England's World Cup group stage was a success (two wins, one draw), and they crushed Senegal 3:0 in the round of 16. But in the quarterfinal stage, they lost to France 1:2. The main episode in that game was a missed penalty kick by Harry Kane in the 84th minute that could have saved England from relegation.

We give preference to the Italian national team in the upcoming match. Recently, these teams have frequently been meeting, and the English have never been able to beat the Italians - not once in the last six meetings! The last time Scuadra Azzurra lost to the founders of football was in 2012, in a friendly match. The upcoming fixture will be held in Naples at the famous Diego Armando Maradona stadium, demanding fans expect nothing but a victory from Italy. And after missing out on the 2022 World Cup, Italy simply has no right not to qualify for the upcoming Euros.

It should also be noted that in the last face-offs in 2022, we have not seen an abundance of goals scored - first, there was a dismal 0:0 at Wolverhampton, and then also not the brightest 1:0 in Milan. We can hardly expect a lot of goals in the first round of qualifying for Euro 2024. So, a combination bet on the hosts not to lose and a total under.

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