Dortmund, Germany – Italy go need jolly serious comeback as dem travel go Dortmund tonight for the second leg of the Nations League quarter-final. After dem don lose 2-1 for di first leg wey happen for Milan, Italy wan turn di tables and show say dem fit still make am to di semi-finals.
For di first leg match, Italy start strong as Sandro Tonali net early goal within di first 10 minutes. But di Germans no show any mercy. Tim Kleindienst and Leon Goretzka come score for di second half to give Germany di victory, thanks to di captain wey sabi assist dem goals. Julian Nagelsmann’s squad don dey undefeated throughout di tournament and dem wan use di home advantage to secure di semi-finals spot.
Dis go be di third time wey Italy go dey try qualify for di semi-finals of di Nations League back-to-back. But di Azzurri don face plenty hard times since dem win Euro 2020, including missing out on di last two World Cup editions. Luciano Spalletti, di Head Coach, dey under plenty pressure to bring back joy for di fans after dis disappointing defeat.
Alessandro Buongiorno talk say di players no dey happy about di previous defeat, but dem don change di bitterness to focus as dem prepare for di game in Dortmund. E say: “We don prepare for di match di past two days, we don look di mistakes wey happen for Thursday and we go enter di next leg with beta spirit.”
Buongiorno go fit take Riccardo Calafiori’s place for di match as coach Spalletti plan to make about four changes to di squad. Dis adjustment go be crucial as Italy hope to capitalize on any chance wey dem get in di match.
Di predicted line-ups for di teams be: Germany (4-2-3-1): Baumann; Kimmich, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Mittelstadt; Goretzka, Gross; Sane, Musiala, Adeyemi; Kleindienst. Italy (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Buongiorno; Bellanova, Barella, Ricci, Tonali, Udogie; Raspadori, Kean.
Buongiorno conclude saying: “E go normal if we feel bitterness right after di game, but we don move on now as we don focus on di second leg. The games dey for ground, and we dey ready to give our best.”
