ITA vs BHZ Dream11 Prediction: Italy will eye to start off their UEFA Nations League campaign on a positive note when they take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Florence on Friday night. Italy have been on a resurgent run under the tutelage of Roberto Mancini after missing out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since then, they have gradually found stable footing and are unbeaten in 14 matches. The Azzurri’s last defeat was coincidentally in the Nations League, with eventual winners Portugal beating them 1-0 nearly two years ago. Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, secured promotion to League A of the Nations League after finishing top of Group B in the first edition of the tournament. They, though, have been hit and miss as far as their recent results are concerned, having suffered four defeats in their last six games, one of them coming against Italy themselves.
Date: 5 September, Saturday
Time: 12:15 am IST
Place: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Form Guide:
ITA: W-W-W-W-W
BHZ: W-L-W-L-L
Head-to-head (Last 3 Matches)
Italy wins: 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina wins: 1
Draws: 0
Italy Team News
Italy won just one of their four Nations League games in the previous edition of the competition, with eventual champions Portugal qualifying for the knockout stages from their group, which also included Poland. In this match, Italy do have the experience of the likes of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to call upon, while Ciro Immobile recently broke the record for the most Serie A goals scored in a single season.
Injury update, unavailability
The Italians will be without the service of Marco Veratti, Federico Bernardeschi and Sandro Tonali in this clash.
ITA Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Bastoni, Cristiano Biraghi; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Roberto Gagliardini; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Nicolo Zaniolo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Team News
Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the other hand, will be playing in League A for the first time, after they won promotion from League B. In the last edition, the Bosnians were grouped with Austria and Northern Ireland and managed to pick up 10 points from four games. For the Bosnians, their all-time top-scorer Dzeko is once again expected to shoulder a majority of the attacking burden, but the likes of Edin Visca and Armin Hodzic could help take some of the load off Dzeko’s shoulders.
Injury update, unavailability
The away team will be without Rade Krunic, Miroslav Stevanovic, Darko Todorovic, Stjpan Loncar and Besim Serbecic due to injury.
BHZ Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Asmir Begovic; Eldar Civic, Ermin Bicakcic, Toni Sunjic, Sead Kolasinac; Haris Duljevic, Muhamed Besic, Gojko Cimirot; Armin Hodzic, Edin Dzeko, Edin Visca
Let’s take a look at the dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Donnarumma
Defenders: Birgaghi, Chiellini, Di Lorenzo
Midfielders: Jorginho, Zaniolo, Besic, Visca
Forwards: Immobile, Insigne, Dzeko
Ciro Immobile: The Italian has three goals and two assists to his name from the last four games for his side and could be a game-changer in this match.
Edin Dzeko: The lanky striker has scored three goals and has an assist to his name in the last eight games for his team.
Lorenzo Insigne: Insigne has scored three goals and has an assist to his in last four games for the team and should be a good choice here.
Edin Visca: Visca has two goals and two assists to his name for his nation and could play an important role in this clash.
Who will win ITA vs BHZ Today Match Prediction Football
With youngsters like Zaniolo, Barella and Bastoni to complement the experienced players in the likes of Bonucci, Jorginho and Immobile, Italy truly have an exciting squad to work with, and they will look to begin an important year of international football on the right note with a much needed victory. We predict a 2-0 win for the Italians in today match prediction.