The National Football Team will face Italy in the second match of the UEFA Nations A League Group 1.
The match, which will be played at Bursa Yüzüncü Yıl Atatürk Stadium, will start at 21.45.
The match will be refereed by Michael Oliver from the English Football Federation. Oliver's assistants will be Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring. The fourth referee of the match will be Darren England.
The fight will be broadcast live on ATV screens.
ORKUN KÖKÇÜ IS IN THE MATCH SQUAD
Orkun Kökçü, who recovered from his injury, was included in the Italy match squad.
Names that were not in the National Team squad before the Italy match:
- Uğurcan Çakır (Suspended)
- Adil Demirbağ
- Bartug Elmaz
- Melih Kabasakal
- İlhan Fakılı
- Aral Şimşir
TOP 11'S
Türkiye: Altay, Zeki, Merih, Ozan, Eren, Orkun, Salih, Oğuz, Arda, Can, Barış Alper Yılmaz.
Italy: Donnarumma, Kayode, Ruggeri, Fagioli, Esposito, Tonali, Raspadori, Frattesi, Scalvini, Bastoni, F. Esposito.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST MATCHES?
In the first match of A League Group 1, Türkiye lost 1-0 to France at home, while Italy lost 2-0 to Belgium. Belgium and France will face each other in the other match of the group.
Türkiye WILL PLAY THEIR 656TH MATCH
The National Football Team, which will play its 656th match against Italy, has played a total of 655 matches, 366 of which are official and 289 of which are private, in its 103-year history. The national team experienced 260 wins, 151 draws and 244 defeats in these matches.
Türkiye scored 906 goals and conceded 933 goals in the matches in question.
Türkiye SEEKS ITS FIRST WIN AGAINST ITALY
The National Football Team will play its 17th match in its history against Italy.
Turkey had 5 draws and 11 defeats in the 16 previous matches against Italy. The crescent-star team scored 29 goals while scoring the opponent's net 10 times.
The two countries last faced each other in a special match played in Bologna on June 4, 2024. The fight ended 0-0.
ITALY'S DIFFERENT WIN
Türkiye suffered its heaviest defeat against Italy in the 1964 European Championship Qualifying Group.
Italy won the match 6-0 in 1964.
MONTELLA VS ITALY
Vincenzo Montella, the Italian coach of the National Football Team, will be on the field against his country, Italy.
In his statement before the Italy match, Montella stated that he will give all his energy for the national team and will be on the field to win.
38TH MATCH UNDER MONTELLA MANAGEMENT
Türkiye will play its 38th match against Italy under the management of Vincenzo Montella.
Under the management of the Italian coach, Türkiye played 37 matches, 28 of which were official and 9 private, with 21 wins, 11 losses and 5 draws. The national team scored 64 goals in these matches and conceded 47 goals.
ORKUN KÖKÇÜ IS NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY
Orkun Kökçü, who continues his treatment due to pain in his toe and works separately from the team, is not expected to play against Italy.
Orkun Kökçü could not play in the France match due to his injury.
MANCINI ERA IN ITALY
Roberto Mancini was appointed as the coach of Italy in July.
The Italians lost 2-0 to Belgium at home in their first match under Mancini management.
Türkiye'S CANDIDATE SQUAD
Türkiye's candidate squad, under the management of coach Vincenzo Montella, includes the following names:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır, Muhammed Şengezer, Okan Kocuk, Uğurcan Çakır
Defense: Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı, Adil Demirbağ, Emirhan Topçu, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Merih Demiral, Ozan Kabak, Samet Akaydin, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Zeki Çelik
Midfield: İsmail Yüksek, Bartuğ Elmaz, Demir Ege Tıknaz, Melih Kabasakal, Orkun Kökçü, Salih Özcan
Forwards: Aral Şimşir, Arda Güler, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Deniz Gül, Yunus Akgün, Can Uzun, İlhan Fakılı, İrfan Can Kahveci, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Oğuz Aydın
ITALY'S CANDIDATE SQUAD
Italy's candidate squad, under the management of coach Roberto Mancini, includes the following names:
Goalkeepers: Marco Carnesecchi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Massimo Pessina, Guglielmo Vicario
Defenders: Honest Ahanor, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Diego Coppola, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Dimarco, Daniele Ghilardi, Michael Kayode, Eddy Kouadio, Gianluca Mancini, Giorgio Scalvini
Midfield: Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Issa Doumbia, Nicolo Fagioli, Davide Frattesi, Rolando Mandragora, Alessandro Romano, Sandro Tonali
Forwards: Nicolo Cambiaghi, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Samuele Inacio, Moise Kean, Daniel Maldini, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca, Antonio Vergara, Nicolo Zaniolo, Mohamed Ali Zoma
10 MISSING IN ITALY
It was reported that the Italian National Team did not include 10 players in the team away to Türkiye.
Honest Ahanor, Nicolo Barella, Diego Coppola, Samuele Inacio, Eddy Kouadio, Daniel Maldini, Gianluca Mancini, Massimo Pessina, Samuele Ricci and Muhammad Ali Zoma will continue their training at the national team camp in Coverciano.
Nicolo Zaniolo left the national team camp because he could not play in the matches against Türkiye and France due to his injury.
