Kick-off: 1945 BST, 01/06/2022
Stadium: Wembley
TV: Premier Sports
Italy take on Argentina as the champions of Europe and South America meet at Wembley in the 2022 Finalissima.
The match is a one-off tie over 90 minutes and will go straight to penalties if the match ends in a draw and should be an entertaining spectacle, with tickets selling out in less than a week.
Argentina are in better form and arguably have the most to play for as they prepare for the World Cup so La Albiceleste to lift the trophy at 1.80 is our opening Italy vs Argentina prediction.
Italy Odds
Italy will have fond memories of Wembley after being crowned Euro 2020 winners at England’s expense 12 months ago.
The Azzurri were deserving winners of that tournament but little has gone right for them since then.
They drew four of their first five matches after the Euros to miss out on automatic qualification for the World Cup and then suffered a stunning 1-0 defeat at home to North Macedonia in the play-offs.
It means they will be missing from the global showpiece which takes place in Qatar later in the year and the focus may now be on building for the future.
Experienced defender Giorgio Chiellini is playing his final international match here so sentiment could get in the way for boss Roberto Mancini, who is also missing the likes of Federico Chiesa and Ciro Immobile due to injury.
A well-drilled defence always gives them a chance though and a goalless first half appeals at 2.45 in the Italy vs Argentina odds.
Argentina Odds
Argentina had no such trouble qualifying for the World Cup and were unbeaten in their 17-match campaign as they finished second in South America behind Brazil.
Only eight goals were conceded and Argentina are also well organised at the back, having edged out Brazil 1-0 in last summer’s Copa America final, while they are expected to have Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez leading the line.
Their record against Italy should also give them confidence, having won all three meetings this century during a five-match unbeaten run in this fixture.
The most recent of those also took place in England as Argentina enjoyed a 2-0 win in a friendly at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester in March 2018.
That was only the second time in the last 11 meetings that either team had won by more than one goal though so a 1-0 victory for the South Americans at 7.00 completes our Italy vs Argentina betting tips.
Additional stats
Last result:
Turkey 2-3 ITALY – Cristante, Raspadori (2)
Ecuador 1-1 ARGENTINA – Alvarez
Head-to-head: Italy 0-2 Argentina, Italy 1-2 Argentina, Italy 1-2 Argentina, Italy 1-1 Argentina, Italy 0-0 Argentina, Italy 3-1 Argentina, Italy 1-1 Argentina
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