ITALY U21 – NORWAY U21 Soccer Prediction for Today

Italy Under 21 is preparing to play the sixth friendly game of the new cycle, which will lead to dispute from the hostess of the European 2019. The news is that the coach will be Alberigo Evani, temporary replacement of Di Biagio temporarily passed to the guide of the major national team. The team has given positive feedback so far, with four wins and one loss, seventeen goals scored and just eight suffered.

In this game, however, a number of potential holders will be missing. Calabria is injured, Bonifazi and Locatelli in precarious physical condition, Orsolini and Favilli out due to injury while Chiesa and Cutrone have been promoted to the national team at the moment.

In short, it will not be the best Under 21 possible, but a training that is still competitive and potentially able to beat Norway, which will also do some experiments.
The latest news on the formations

The goalkeeper will be Meret, with Scuffet on the bench. The form of play will be 4-3-3, with holders in defense from right to left Adjapong, Romagna, Mancini and Pezzella. The midfield is good, with Mandragora, Murgia and especially Barella who is playing a great season at Cagliari and is one of the leaders of this Under 21. In attack will be felt the absence of Church and Cutrone, the level will be a bit ‘ lower but with Parigini and Edera there will be Cerri in great shape, author of sixteen seasonal goals with the shirt of Perugia.

Norway trained by Leif Gunnar Smerud will play with a 4-4-1-1 defensive trying to assert the greater solidity on the physical level. Among the most talented players are Morten Thorsby, Heerenveen midfielder (5 goals in 26 seasonal appearances) and Johnsen, Ajax reserve. On the bench there is a Fiorentina player who is well known for the future: Rafik Zekhnini.

The probable formations of Italy-Norway

ITALY (4-3-3): Meret; Adjapong, Romagna, Mancini, Pezzella; Murgia, Mandragora, Stretcher; Edera, Cerri, Paris.
NORWAY (4-4-1-1): Bratveit; Hanche-Olsen, Knudsen, Jenssen, Risa; Johnsen, Heintz, Sakor, Ryerson; Thorsby; Bjordal.

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