Belgium vs Italy Prediction & Betting Tips (14 November)

The golden generation of Belgian football has undoubtedly come to an end in recent years and Belgium must now rebuild after a World Cup experienced in the 2022 World Cup and a last Euro also missed. The task will not be easy for the Red Devils who started this Nations League with a victory against Israel 3-1 before losing against France 2-0 . Then, they were able to snatch a point against an Italian team reduced to 10 last month 2-2 before losing, a few days later, again against the Blues. In difficulty and contested by the public, the coach Domenico Tedesco could not last forever on the bench of this selection. Italy, for its part, did not impress either at the Euro where it defended its title obtained in 2021.

On the other hand, the Nazionale is showing itself to its advantage in this League of Nations where it is still at the top of this group thanks in particular to its victory against the Blues during the 1st day 1-3 . Subsequently, the Transalpines claimed the scalp of Israel 1-2 then they were held in check, outnumbered, by Belgium 2-2 . There is no reason to doubt, however, for the Italians who have resumed their march forward against Israel and who still have a small point lead over France before their duel against the Blues next week.

Once again, the captain and conductor of the Red Devils, Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, 107, 30 goals) is missing. The solid midfielder Thielemans (Aston Villa, 74 sels, 9 goals) is not there either, nor is the defender Meunier (Lille, 67 sels, 8 goals) and the young Vranckx (Wolfsbourg, 9 sels). On the other hand, the Belgians are happy to see the return of their top scorer, Lukaku (Naples, 119 sels, 85 goals) who was absent during the last rally. It reinforces an already interesting offensive sector where we find Trossard (Arsenal, 39 sels, 10 goals), Doku (City, 30 sels) and Openda (Leipzig, 24 sels, 3 goals) in particular. Among the other executives, we can cite defenders Castagne (Fulham, 51 sel), Faes (Leicester, 23 sel), Theate (Frankfurt, 22 sel) and Debast (Sporting, 14 sel), and midfielders Mangala (Everton, 22 sel), Ketelaere (Atalanta, 20 sel, 2 goals) and Onana (Aston Villa, 19 sel). The young Lyon winger Malick Fofana is there too.

Suspended during the last match against Israel, midfielder Pellegrini (Roma, 36 selections, 6 goals) will be authorized to play again. Unsurprisingly, coach Luciano Spalletti should renew his confidence in goalkeeper Donnarumma (PSG, 69 sel) and defenders Di Lorenzo (Naples, 45 sel, 5 goals), Dimarco (Inter, 26 sel) and Bastoni (31 sel). In the middle, the solid Tonali (Newcastle, 19 sels), Fagioli (Juventus) and especially Frattesi (Inter, 23 sels, 8 goals) should also be called up. Finally, we should find in the offensive sector the very valuable Retegui (Atalanta, 6 goals in 16 sel) and the slightly less prolific Raspadori (Naples, 34 sel, 7 goals). Injured with Arsenal, defender Calafiori will not be operational for this gathering.