England are currently leading Group C of EURO 2024 qualifiers and only need a win against Italy to officially get a ticket to Germany next summer.
This is the first time the two teams have met at Wembley since Italy beat England in 2021 to lift their EURO 2020 title. Obviously, Gareth Southgate's team will be very eager to take revenge in this confrontation.
Southgate are expected to make 10 changes to the England squad compared to the recent win over Australia.
According to SunSports, Jordan Henderson was the only player retained after England's victory over Australia. The former Liverpool midfielder was praised by the "Three Lions" fans for that friendly match, but Southgate is said to still trust them.
Harry Maguire will also return to the starting lineup, although Southgate's trust in him in recent matches is being strongly opposed.
Kieran Trippier will return to the left-back position in the context of Luke Shaw and Ben Chilwell being eliminated due to injury.
Up front, Marcus Rashford also has a starting position on the left wing, despite having difficulty in the Manchester United shirt.
Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Jude Belligham and Harry Kane will all return to the starting lineup as England are determined to win.
Meanwhile, Italy entered this match with 3 points less than their opponents. In the previous round, they won a resounding 4-0 victory over Malta.
After England's away trip, Italy will have important matches against North Korea and Ukraine. The results of these matches will determine whether Italy can take one of the two leading positions in Group C or not.
What is worrying for Italy is that their FIFA Days in October are being ruined by a betting-related scandal. Luciano Spalletti has only recently taken over from Roberto Mancini and is looking to help Italy repeat the success of 4 years ago.
In fact, Azzuri has played successfully despite controversy off the pitch in the past, with the 2006 World Cup winning over the Calciopoli scandal.
Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo are being investigated for betting and will be absent, similar to Juventus' Nicolo Fagioli. In addition, Fagioli's teammates Federico Chiesa, Ivan Provedel and Mattia Zaccagni have also withdrawn due to injury.
Meanwhile, Berardi will continue to start after his impressive performance against Malta. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is likely to return at right-back, forcing Matteo Darmian to sit on the bench.
The match between England and Italy in the EURO 2024 qualifiers takes place at 01:45 am on October 18 (Vietnam time).
