Italy will look to make amends for a heart-breaking loss to England when they take on Malta in their second group game.
The Azzurri face a must-win situation against the Maltese, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Michele Marcolini’s troops.
Lazio attacker Ciro Immobile has been ruled out with injury, with West Ham forward Gianluca Scamacca pushing for a start.
A man to keep an eye on in the away team, though, will be PSG midfielder Marco Verratti, who has 53 caps for the Italy national team.
Malta, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Northern Macedonia, and given their poor H2H record with Italy, anything but a routine away win would be a major surprise.
You should know that Italy emerged triumphant in each of their previous eight meetings with Malta in all competitions.
Midfielder Yankam Yannick should be recalled to Malta’s starting XI after scoring as a substitute against the Macedonians.
This match will be played on 26/03/2023 at 19:45
