Turkey vs Italy: the start of Euro 2020

The Turkish national team is participating in the European Championship for the fifth time. This is the second time in a row that Turkey will compete for the trophy. Şenol Güneş's charges qualified the Euro from Group H, where they finished second. They sensationally beat France during the qualification (2:0). In total, the Crescent-Stars won seven times during qualification, conceding only three goals - this was the best result in their group.

They haven't yet lost in 2021: Turkey got two victories and one draw in the qualification for the World Cup in Qatar. In a series of friendly games, the Red-whites defeated Azerbaijan (2:1) and Moldova (2: 0) and drew Guinea (0:0). The national team mainly consists of players from the Turkish Super League, Serie A, and the French League 1. We must mention the presence in the lineup of such stars as Hakan Çalhanoğlu from AC Milan and Burak Yılmaz from Lille OSC, who is the captain of the national team.

In recent years, the Italian national team has almost changed the roster and that has brought phenomenal achievements. In the qualification for Euro 2020, Squadra Azzurra got the best result - 10 victories out of 10 games. The fact that the Italians have scored 37 goals during the qualification is also admirable. Italy have also had a brilliant start to the qualification round of the World Cup. They scored three victories: over Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania with the same score of 2:0.

Roberto Mancini's charges won both of the last test games with a clean sheet. Now they are on a streak of eight games without conceding a goal. The team includes many young football players who will be led by such stars as Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, and Ciro Immobile.