ITA Vs POL Fantasy Team Probable Playing 11 And Match Report: Battle for top spot set to see us be engaged in a closely contested and feisty affair.
Touted to be one of the trickiest groups in League A of the UEFA Nations League, Group 1 has stayed true to its nature. With just two points separating first and third, the top two spots can swing either way with all of Italy, Poland and Netherlands in with a shout of making it into the much yearned for spots.
It’s this competitive and tightly wound nature of the group which makes today’s showdown between Italy and Poland a tie neither side can afford to lose. Adding to that narrative, with the winner of today’s contest easing its way into top spot, the impending match up makes for an intoxicating brew.
If the foregone 0-0 draw between the two is anything to go by, we are set to be engaged in a humdinger of a contest. This will be an affair where the finest of margins come into play with the defences taking precedence to give us the winner.
ITA Vs POL Fantasy Probable Winner
Currently in first place with the one point lead over Italy, we envisage Poland giving the Italians a real run for their money. This will be a tantalising poised match, one which should see the two play out yet another 0-0 draw.
Probable Playing 11
Team News
- Italy are without a barrage of players with Angelo, Criscito, Caputo, Leonardo, Bonucci and Roberto all spending time on the injury bed. Bryan and Lorenzo are out with Coronavirus while Danilo is suspended for this match.
- Both Damian and Jakub are ruled out with injuries, Michal and Bartlomiej have sustained COVID with Klich missing out owing to his suspension.
Italy
Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Acerbi, Palmieri, Jorginho, Barella, Gagliardini, Bernardeschi, Belotti, Insigne
Poland
Szczesny, Kedziora, Glik, Walukiewicz, Reca, Krychowiak, Klich, Jozwiak, Zielinski, Grosicki, Lewandowski
Match Details
UEFA Nations League 2020-21
Match: Italy Vs Poland Group 1
Date And Time: 16th November, Monday- 1:15am IST
Venue: Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia
Telecast: Sony Ten 1/HD
Top Scorer
Italy
- Barella: 1 Goal, 1 Assist
Poland
- Lewandowski: 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Bygone Encounter
Italy Vs Netherlands: 1-1
Poland Vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3-0
Fantasy Picks
Goal-Keeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma from the Italian setup will be inducted in our side as the goal-keeper for this contest. He parried away a carnage of shots the last time around, a showing which saw him side emerge with the one point from the contest.
Defenders
Where the Italians have been completely listless in attack, the club has as per has been customary of it, packed a real punch defensively. The side’s backline has let in a measly two goals to keep two cleansheets in four matches to see us opt for both Alessandro Florenzi and Francesco Acerbi from the side.
Poland have been equally impressive at the back. The side’s responsible and disciplined brand of defending has seen the club let in just two goals as well including a cleansheet the last time they took on the Italians.
This can easily unfold with a third cleansheet in a row for the side to see us opt for both Tomasz Kedziora and one goal man Kamil Glik.
Midfielders
With the one goal and one assist in his kitty, Kamil Grosicki has been integral to Poland’s consummate success this season. Grzegorz Krychowiak has as ever held down fort for his side in midfield, a player who has disrupted attacking plays by devouring the tackles and blocks.
CDM Jacek Goralski will wrap up the trivalent of picks from the club while the one goal and one assist earns Nicolo Barella a place in our side from Italy.
Strikers
He will find company in Lorenzo Insigne who has the one assist for the side while the ever reliable and dependable, Robert Lewandowski represents us from the visiting setup.
Captain And Vice-Captain
Robert’s two goals and an assist see him captain our side while Barella is our vice-captain.
Fantasy Team
Gianluigi, Acerbi, Kedziora, Glik, Florenzi, Barella, Grzegorz, Jacek, Kamil, Lorenzo, Robert
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All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
