Comments and predictions for Italy Women vs Spain Women: Drowning Azzurre

Latest information on Italy Women vs Spain Women's team

Italy coach Andrea Soncin is likely to retain the same squad that played in the first two group stage matches.

Elena Linari (Roma) will likely continue to play center-back alongside Juventus duo Cecilia Salvai and Martina Lenzini.

Up front, Girelli – who has scored four goals in his last five appearances for his country – will continue to be Italy's most dangerous striker.

Meanwhile, Spain coach Montse Tome may leave out Ona Batlle and Laia Aleixandri to avoid the risk of suspension as both have received a yellow card.

Jana Fernandez and Maria Mendez are possible replacements if Tomé decides not to take the risk.

Aitana Bonmatí could be handed his first start at Euro 2020, having only made two substitute appearances after being hospitalised with viral meningitis just before the tournament.

Latest expected lineup for Italy Women vs Spain Women

Italian Women:

Giuliani; Lenzini, Salvai, Linari; Di Guglielmo, Giugliano, Severini, Boattin; Caruso, Cantore, Girelli

Spanish Women:

Nanclares; Fernandez, Paredes, Mendez, Carmona; Bonmati, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, Pina, Gonzalez

Latest football commentary on Italy Women vs Spain Women

Italy are aiming to reach the knockout stages for the first time since 2013, after being eliminated in the group stage at the last two Euros.

They are in a strong position to progress, having missed out on a place in the next round in their draw with Portugal on Monday.

After a 1-0 win over Belgium, Italy looked set to repeat that result when Cristiana Girelli scored a superb goal in the 70th minute to put the home team ahead in the second leg.

Italy's hopes of victory were further boosted when Diana Silva's goal was ruled out for offside, but they conceded an equaliser in the 89th minute to leave them just three points clear of Portugal.

Crucially, Italy have a superior goal difference to third place, meaning that even if they lose and Portugal win, it would take a huge difference in goal difference for the two teams to switch places.

The Azzurre will still have to be wary of Spain – who won by five and four goals in their first two games – but Italy can take confidence from their recent head-to-head record, having gone unbeaten in three of their last four encounters, including a memorable 3-2 win in the Nations League in December 2023.

Spain have made an excellent start to their quest for a maiden European Women's Championship, securing a place in the quarter-finals with one game to spare.

La Roja scored four goals in the first half to thrash Portugal 5-0, before showing their class in a 6-2 win over Belgium in the last match.

Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes were equalised by Justine Vanhaevermaet and Hannah Eurlings respectively, before Esther Gonzalez, Mariona Caldentey and Claudia Pina struck to extinguish Belgium's hopes.

Putellas completed her double, becoming the first player in history to score two goals and provide at least two assists in a match at the Women's European Championship.

Spain only need not lose to Italy to secure top spot in the group, which would see them meet either Finland or Switzerland in the quarter-finals.

While a draw would be enough, the 2023 World Cup champions are still aiming for victory, having won all seven of their last games, scoring at least three goals in six of them.

Latest score prediction for Italy Women vs Spain Women

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Italy Women vs Spain Womenas follows:

• Sportsmole:Italy Women 2-3 Spain Women

• WhoScore:Italy Women 1-3 Spain Women
• Our newspaper predicts:Italy Women 1-3 Spain Women

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