Nicolò Barella begins in a brand new, extra superior position behind Mateo Retegui with Nicolò Rovella’s debut in midfield as Italy go to Romelu Lukaku’s Belgium.
It kicks off at in Brussels at 19.45 GMT.
The Azzurri are high of the group and from the remaining two video games to make sure of qualification for the quarter-finals.
These groups drew 2-2 in Rome final month, because the Nazionale was main comfortably 2-0 till Lorenzo Pellegrini’s pink card, permitting Belgium to battle again.
Pellegrini is subsequently suspended, with Samuele Ricci and Riccardo Calafiori injured, however Barella returns for the primary time since EURO 2024 and is given a brand new trequartista position behind Serie A high scorer Retegui.
As a substitute, Lazio midfielder Rovella will get his senior Italy debut from the beginning.
Belgium are lacking injured Charles De Ketelaere, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Malick Fofana and Joaquin Seys, whereas Thibaut Courtois is refusing to attend whereas Domenico Tedesco is coach.
Lukaku returns for the primary time because the Euros, having requested for break day to work on his health at Napoli.
Maxim De Cuyper scored an ideal purpose within the final assembly and is linked with a possible transfer to Milan.
The Pink Devils haven’t overwhelmed Italy in a aggressive match because the European Championship play-off in Could 1972, adopted by two attracts and 4 defeats.
Belgium vs. Italy line-ups
Belgium: Casteels; Castagne, Debast, Faes, Theate; Engels, Onana; Trossard, Openda, De Cuyper; Lukaku
Belgium bench: Vandevoort, Sels, Vermeeren, Lukebakio, Mbangula, Sardella, Mangala, Bakayoko, Al-Dakhil, Sambi Lokonga, Smets
Italy: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Rovella, Tonali, Dimarco; Barella; Retegui
Italy bench: Meret; Vicario, Savona, Locatelli, Gatti, Maldini, Raspadori, Kean, Okoli, Comuzzo, Udogie, Pisilli
Ref: Petrescu (ROU)
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