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Lithuanian team for the 2022 World Cup. The Group C team in the second home game will meet Italian football players. We invite you to follow the course of this battle from 21.45 val. with Sportas.lt portal.
Initial compositions:
Interesting data:
• The Italian team successfully started the selection for the world championship: they defeated the Bulgarian and Northern Ireland footballers 2: 0 with an identical result.
• The Lithuanian team had to recognize the advantage of the Swiss footballers with a minimum score of 0-1 in the first World Cup qualifying match.
• Italians did not stumble in the selection for the 2020 European Championship: in the group with the teams of Finland, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia and Liechtenstein they won all 10 victories and definitely entered the main stage of the European Championship, which will start this summer.
• There is no shortage of the Italian national team: AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma should defend the team’s goal at the LFF stadium, team veteran Leonardo Bonucci should coordinate defense on defense, Inter Milan duo Stefano Sensi and Nicolo Barella should play on the safe line AND in the chain of attack – the highest quality soccer players, such as Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Turin star “Juventus” Federico Chiesa or Andrea Belotti.
• During the history of both countries, the Lithuanians fought the Italians six times and so far the Lithuanian team is still waiting for the first victory: the Italians won four times and the two matches ended in a draw.
Comments:
Valdas Urbonas, coach of the Lithuanian national team:
“There is an interesting match with one of the favorites of the group, a really strong and well balanced team that plays active football, so there is a great challenge ahead, but I think we will be ready, recovered physically and psychologically after the Swiss match. “. . We are playing our first home game this year, of course, without spectators, but that could add more confidence to our strengths and I think we will give the Italian team a serious fight. “
Arvydas Novikovas, player of the Lithuanian national team:
“The Italians are a good team, I will play against them for the first time and it will be very interesting. There are a lot of good players, so it will be fun for both the team and me to play against the good players and we will do our best to achieve a good result.
Against teams like Italy it is always fun to play, especially for young players, there is a good opportunity to show themselves, a lot of people watch and that adds motivation. There is some pressure, but don’t be afraid, you must go and play boldly, play your game. “
Roberto Mancini, coach of the Italian national team:
“Lithuania is a great team, it is a physical team, it plays well in attack. There are no easy games at this level and to win we will have to play great games. They know the stadium better, but in general I have a lot of respect for the Lithuanian team and for to win we will have to be very concentrated and concentrated.
Lithuania plays a defensive game, they know how to play defense, so to have chances and win, we will have to be patient, play our game and be calm. “
Team form:
Team form Photo of the organizers
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