UEFA Nations League: Italy ready to challenge Germany in the quarter-finals.

Four months after their last match, the Azzurri are back on the pitch. In tomorrow's match, Thursday 20 March, Italy will face Germany at San Siro in the first leg of the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals.

Towards Italy-Germany

Italy returns to San Siro after their last match on November 17, when they lost 1-3 against France in the last match of the group. Group in which the men of Spalletti They finished in second place, just behind Didier Deschamps' national team. In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League, their opponents will be Germany. The Germans dominated their group, leaving the second-placed Netherlands five points behind. 

To contain the German attack, Spalletti will rely on the 3-5-1-1: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Bastoni, Politano, Barella, Tonali, Ricci, Udogie, Raspadori, Retegui.

Some problems for the technician Nagelsman which will have to do without two important players like Havertz and Wirtz. For Germany, therefore, an unprecedented 4-2-3-1 is ready with: Nübel, Kimmich, Koch, Schlotterbeck, Mittelstädt, Andrich, Goretzka, Sané, Musiala, Adeyemi, Undav.

Appointment set at San Siro, Thursday 20 March at 20.45pm, for the match between Italy-GermanyThe match will be broadcast live on Rai1 and streamed on RaiPlay.

The return match is scheduled for Sunday 23 March at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.