Italy Make Eight Changes for Nations League Clash in Bursa

Italy face Turkiye in Bursa with both sides desperate to bounce back from opening defeats.

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Türkiye

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NS · UEFA Nations League

Italy

Competition

Nations League

Venue

Ataturk Spor Kompleksi Matli Stadyumu, Bursa

Kick-off

19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST

Italy XI

Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Ruggeri; Frattesi, Tonali, Fagioli; Raspadori, P Esposito, S Esposito

Turkiye XI

Bayindir; Celik, Demiral, Elmali; Aydin, Ozcan, Kokcu, Kabak; Guler, Uzun; Yilmaz

What happened. Italy visit Vincenzo Montella's Turkiye in the Nations League, with both teams looking to recover from opening defeats. Italy lost 2-0 at home to Belgium, while Turkiye were beaten 1-0 by France.

Italy make eight changes, handing debuts to Matteo Ruggeri and Michael Kayode.
The Esposito brothers, Davide Frattesi, Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolò Fagioli come into the side.
Both teams sit at the bottom of Group A, with Italy lower on goal difference.

A win for either side would lift them off the bottom of Group A after opening losses.

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