Portugal U21 – Italy U21, Euro U21 – Predictions

✅ Portugal are perfect

Portugal already has 10 consecutive victories in this tournament and not only wins but in most cases does it with dominance. Of course, this should not surprise us looking at the generation of the sailors in the last 10 years. The Portuguese easily overcame a difficult group with teams such as Switzerland, England, and Croatia. Most players under 21 play in the local league and are key figures in their teams, but we also have players like Trincão and Vitinha who are in Barcelona and Wolverhampton.

⏩ The Italians rely on their defense

Italy actually qualified in the last match because they definitely defeated Slovenia 4-0, and Spain beat the Czech Republic, so Italy is unbeaten in the groups, but in the first two matches drew with the Czech Republic and Spain. It has always been typical for Squadra Azzura to rely mostly on his own defense, and Nicolato’s youngsters are no exception. Italy has only lost 1 of its last 16 matches in all competitions.

Quite a contested and probably defensive match awaits us

 Expert view: Portugal likes to close its matches slowly and gradually. We are sure that the sailors will approach Italy cautiously. This will be a tactical battle between two teams with very stable defense. That is why we expect the first goal, if any, to be extremely important or even decisive in the clash. Italy have conceded only 3 goals in their last 7 matches, and Portugal only 3 in their last 9 matches, so here our forecast is Under 2.5 goals at 1.70.