Italy coach Luciano Spalletti has revealed he could make up to five changes to his squad for Israel after a tough game against France.
Spalletti led the Azzurri to a great start to the UEFA Nations League, defeating France 3-1 to make up for their disappointing exit in the round of 16 at Euro 2024.
However, Italy’s latest victory was marre by injury to two players, Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori and Roma forward Lorenzo Pellegrini, who have now withdrawn from the national team to undergo further tests at the stadium.
“It’s difficult to keep the same line-up as on Friday. It’s impossible to deal with fatigue after two days off,” Spalletti said ahead of Monday’s game against Israel.
“Let’s wait and see how each person is, but it’s not unusual to change teams of 3, 4 or 5 people.”
Meanwhile, the former Napoli boss confirm that Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni is the only one guarantee to start in the next match because สมัคร ufabet he does not want to change two center backs with Calafiori already injury.
“Bastoni will play tomorrow (Monday) because it would be risky to leave both him and Calafiori out. He has the most experience, he brings a lot to the team,” Spalletti concluded.