ITALY:
Italy shocked much of the football world with a comprehensive victory over Germany in the second Euro 2012 semifinal. In doing so, they have set up a rematch with Spain, with whom they tied 1-1 in their very first game of the tournament. Italy lined up in a 3-5-2 formation for that game to counter Spain's possession, and it almost worked as they scored first.
That setup was a little bit out of necessity as well, thanks to an injury to central defender Andrea Barzagli, and since the third game in the tournament the Italians have lined up in a 4-3-1-2 formation with better performances in each game. Here is a prediction of the starting lineup for Italy in the Euro 2012 final.
Italy shocked much of the football world with a comprehensive victory over Germany in the second Euro 2012 semifinal. In doing so, they have set up a rematch with Spain, with whom they tied 1-1 in their very first game of the tournament. Italy lined up in a 3-5-2 formation for that game to counter Spain's possession, and it almost worked as they scored first.
That setup was a little bit out of necessity as well, thanks to an injury to central defender Andrea Barzagli, and since the third game in the tournament the Italians have lined up in a 4-3-1-2 formation with better performances in each game. Here is a prediction of the starting lineup for Italy in the Euro 2012 final.