With no World Cup to look forward to, Italy and the Netherlands will be aiming to sign off for the summer with a morale-boosting win when they come face-to-face in Turin on Monday.
Having overseen a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia in his first match in charge, Roberto Mancini saw his side fall to a 3-1 defeat against France on Friday.
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However, having come out on top in the last two encounters with this opposition, they are 6/5 (2.20) favourites with bet365 to bounce back with a win at the Allianz Stadium.
GettyMeanwhile, Ronald Koeman has overseen a defeat, a victory and a draw in his three matches since taking the reins in February, and is available at 23/10 (3.30) to enhance his record with a win in this one.
Two of the previous four meetings between the sides have resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 9/4 (3.25) on them cancelling each other out once again here.
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Mancini has already announced his line-up for this clash, with Mattia Caldara and Jorginho the only players keeping their starting spot from the game in Nice.
Ryan Babel will hope to make an appearance after being kept on the bench in the draw with Slovakia last time out, while Atalanta’s Marten De Roon’s experience of Italian football could put him in a strong position to start the match.
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Although they ultimately ended up in defeat, the Azzurri gave some causes for optimism in their 3-1 defeat against a France team hotly tipped to go for in this summer’s World Cup.
Having scored just four goals in seven matches prior to the new manager’s appointment, fans will be encouraged to see them find the net for a third time in just two games since he took command.
Predictions
With the Netherlands having conceded in two of their last three matches but scored in seven of their previous eight, odds of 5/6 (1.83) seem generous on a reinvigorated Italy seeing goals at both ends for their fourth game in a row.
Both teams to score at 5/6 (1.83) with bet365 for a 2pt stake