Norway vs Italy: Antonio Conte looks for first competitive win with Italy Italy will travel to Oslo in their first qualifier of the Euro 2016 campaign on tuesday, and will be looking to begin their qualification charge with a win. Prior to Antonio Contes appointment, Italy were on a poor run of form, winning only one game from ten matches. That poor form led to a dissapointing World Cup campaign for the Azzurri, after failing to advance from their group. Antonio Conte started off on a positive note as Italys manager with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands, who finished third place in the World Cup this summer. After the Netherlands game, Italian players and pundits all praised Contes methods and abilities. “We tried his ideas tactically from the first day – the same ideas that helped Juventus win three consecutive Scudetti. His methods are certainly strong. These 10 days have been the right pill to absorb his battling spirit.” Bonucci told Rai Sport. Competing with Norway and Italy in Group H are Croatia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Malta. With Balotelli being overlooked by Conte due to being suspended for the Norway game, Dortmunds Immobile and Sassuolos Zaza are likely going to be leading the line in Oslo, hinted Conte. We had worked on the combinations of strikers and the understanding between them, with various different options and players, he explained. We need to keep working, though, as on Tuesday we’ll play a Norway team who have proven themselves to be tough. Gianluigi Buffon will likely be replacing Salvatore Sirigu in goal, Astori will likely fill the void left by Chiellini and Verratti starting in midfield due to Pirlos injury and Marchisios suspension. Norway come into this match with a 1-0 defeat to a poor England side on Wednesday, which means that Norway failed to win any of their last six matches. Despite that, Per-Mathias Hogmo saw positives from that narrow defeat: I thought we did well. I thought there were a lot of positives we can take into the Italy game.” The last time that Norway recorded a win was back in January with a 2-1 win over Moldova. Predicted line-ups: Norway: Jarstein, Flo, Forren, Nordtveit, Elabdellaoui, Jenssen, Johansen, Konradsen, Elyounoussi, King, Skjelbred. Italy: Buffon, Ranocchia, Bonucci, Astori, Candreva, Marco Parolo, De Rossi, Verratti, Sciglio, Zaza, Immobile. Prediction: Norway 0-2 Italy
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:33:43 +0000
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