Italy vs Austria predicted lineups: Team news, squads, injury updates and suspensions for Euros fixture today
Italy boss Roberto Mancini has some key lineup decisions to make ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 last-16 match against Austria at Wembley.
With Paris Saint-Germain star Marco Verratti injured at the start of the tournament, Sassuolo’s Manuel Locatelli started in the centre of midfield and put in two terrific performances, including scoring twice in the win over Switzerland.
However, Verratti returned as Mancini made wholesale changes for the third group game against Wales and looked as if he’d never been away.
Here is how we predict the two sides will shape up in London this evening...
Italy vs Austria predicted lineups
Italy predicted XI: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Acerbi, Spinazzola; Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli; Berardi, Immobile, Insigne
Austria predicted XI: Bachmann; Lainer, DragoviÄ, Hinteregger, Alaba; Laimer, Grillitsch, X. Schlager; Sabitzer, Baumgartner; ArnautoviÄ
Squads
Italy
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Salvatore Sirigu
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Emerson, Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Spinazzola, Rafael Toloi
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Stefano Sensi, Marco Verratti
Forwards: Andrea Belotti, Domenico Berardi, Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Giacomo Raspadori
Austria
Goalkeepers: Daniel Bachmann, Pavao Pervan, Alexander Schlager
Defenders: David Alaba, Aleksandar Dragovic, Marco Friedl, Martin Hinteregger, Stefan Lainer, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene, Stefan Posch, Christopher Trimmel, Andreas Ulmer
Midfielders: Husein Balic, Julian Baumgartlinger, Christoph Baumgartner, Florian Grillitsch, Stefan Ilsanker, Konrad Laimer, Valentino Lazaro, Marcel Sabitzer, Louis Schaub, Xaver Schlager, Alessandro Schopf
Forwards: Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch, Sasa Kalajdzic, Karim Onisiwo
Suspension list
Matteo Pessina (Italy) and David Alaba, Daniel Bachmann and Stefan Lainer (Austria) will miss the next match if they are booked at Wembley tonight.
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