by Italy will seek a difficult return against Germany when they go to Dortmund this evening to play the second floor of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations.
Despite a goal in the first ten minutes of the competition during the first leg, Germany joined together to tear a narrow victory from Milan thanks to the strikes of Tim Kleinienst and Leon Goretzka. Die Mannschaft relied on Captain Joshua Kimmich for their return when Bayern Munich star helped the two goals. With the victory, the men of Julian Nagelsmann continued their undefeated race in the tournament and now they will hope to have home support on their backs to win a place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Italy is in the hope of qualifying for the semi-finals of the competition for the third consecutive time. The deviated cross of Matteo Politano set up the goal of Sandro Tonali in the first stage, but they failed to exploit the momentum and were finally prey on a resounding German side. Since the tasting of success in Euro 2020, Azzurri have undergone massive sorrows by not qualifying for the world for two consecutive editions and they are now counting on Luciano Spalletti to deliver joy in difficult times.
Here are the programs planned for the match:
Germany: (4-2-3-1): Baumann; Kimmich, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Mittelstadt; Goretzka, Gross; Sane, Musiala, Adeyemi; KLEINIETET.
Italy (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Buongiorno; Bellanova, Barella, Ricci, Tonali, Udogie; Raspadori, Kean.
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