Nations League: Germany Vs. Italy – Probable Line-Ups

Wilfried Gnonto is expected to start in Italy’s attack against Germany tonight.

The Azzurri play their fourth and final match of this round of Nations League matches, meeting Germany at Monchengladbach at 19.45 UK time tonight.

Gnonto made his senior Azzurri debut in the reverse fixture and it proved to be a decisive move from Roberto Mancini as the 18-year-old delivered an assist for Lorenzo Pellegrini. Gnonto is expected to start in Italy’s attack tonight, along with Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Politano.

Inter and Roma defenders Alessandro Bastoni and Gianluca Mancini will start at centre-back, with Leonardo Spinazzola and Davide Calabria at full-backs. The latter has just been named the new Milan captain for 2022-23.

Manuel Locatelli, Bryan Cristante and Nicolò Barella will be deployed in the middle of the park. The Inter midfielder rested against England on Saturday, while Locatelli played for circa one hour and Cristante was introduced in the final minutes.

The Azzurri are the Nations League Group 4 leaders with five points in three games. Germany sit third with three points.

Nations League: Germany vs. Italy – probable line-ups

Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Klosterman, Sule, Rudiger, Henrichs; Kimmich, Gundogan; Hofmann, Muller, Sane; Havertz

Italy (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Calabria, Mancini, Bastoni, Spinazzola; Barella, Cristante, Frattesi; Politano, Raspadori, Gnonto.

UPDATE: According to Sky Sport Italia, Davide Frattesi will start over Manuel Locatelli tonight, while Mancini is favourite over Luiz Felipe and Cristante over Salvatore Esposito 

Source: Football-Italia