Famous Ukrainian journalist and commentator Roberto Morales told us what he expects from the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Italy and England, which will take place today in Naples. It will be recalled that this is a match of the group in which the Ukrainian national team also plays.
"These teams have played 30 matches between them: 11 wins for Italy, 8 wins for England, 11 draws.
The match is extremely interesting for Ukrainian fans. The quality of the English game at Wembley (we are talking about the England-Ukraine match to be held on March 26 - ed.) will largely depend on the match in Naples. Injuries, fatigue, mood - all this will affect the strength of Gareth Southgate's men against Ruslan Rotan's team.
The Italians and English are the obvious favorites of their group. The reigning European champions missed the World Cup and will be eager to defend their title. Italy won the last two official matches without conceding a single goal (including to the English), but in the last friendly match they were defeated, losing away to the Austrians.
The English will play their first match after the World Cup in Qatar, where they performed quite well and lost only to the French finalists," Morales said.