Belgium vs Italy Predicted Lineups: UEFA Nations League

Italy will look to continue their unbeaten run in the 2024/25 Nations League when they face Belgium on Thursday

 
11:12am on Wednesday 13th November 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

The Nations League returns this week and there's a potentially cracking affair in Group A as Belgium host Italy on Thursday.

At the moment, Italy are unbeaten in the group and currently lead the standings ahead of France in second, Belgium in third and Israel in fourth.

Here's how the squads of the respective nations are looking heading into this one.

Belgium Team News

Domenico Tedesco has had to contend with a long list of withdrawals and injury absences as Kevin De Bruyne, Thomas Meunier, Youri Tielemans, Malick Fofana, Jeremy Doku and Charles De Ketelare are all out.

Samuel Mbangula, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Killian Sardella and Arthur Vermeeren have been called up as replacements.

Romeo Lavia and Maxim De Cuyper are doubts despite being in the squad.

Last Belgium Lineup

Here's how Belgium lined up in the 2-1 defeat against France.

(4-1-4-1): Casteels; Zebast, Faes, Theate, Castagne; Mangala; Doku, De Ketelaere, Tielemans, Trossard; Openda

Italy Team News

Atalanta duo Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are long-term injuries for the Azzurri and they are joined in the treatment room in this round of Nations League action by Riccardo Calafiori and Samuele Ricci.

Manuel Locatelli has been brought in to replace Ricci.

Lorenzo Pellegrino has been dropped from the squad.

Last Italy Lineup

Here's how Italy lined up in the 4-1 win against Israel.

(3-5-2): Vicario; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Fagioli, Tonali, Dimarco; Raspadori, Retegui

Belgium vs Italy Expected Lineups

Belgium (4-3-3): Casteels; Castagne, Debast, Faes, Theate; Mangala, Onana, Vermeeren; Bakayoko, Lukaku, Trossard

Italy (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Barella, Locatelli, Tonali, Dimarco; Raspadori; Retegui

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