Antonio Conte's new Italy, after the friendly in Bari against the Netherlands, is preparing for its baptism of fire, the first official match of the new course: the Azzurri will go to Oslo, where they will challenge Norway in the qualifying round for the European championships to be held in France in 2016.
The former Juventus coach intends to confirm last Thursday's scheme, the 3-5-2 trademark of Juventus' successes in recent years, and most of the men. Buffon will return between the posts, in place of a Sirigu who gives more and more security, while the defensive trio Ranocchia-Bonucci-Astori should be confirmed en bloc.
In midfield we have to solve the issue of substituting the suspended Marchisio. The favorite, rather than Verratti, seems to be the Roma player Florenzi, who would make up the central trio together with Daniele De Rossi andGiacciarini, Conte's praetorian who has found the national team again after missing the World Cup under Prandelli's guidance. De Sciglio will play on the left, while on the right, the ballot between an offensive solution represented by Lazio's Candreva and a more conservative one, with the confirmation of Darmian in the starting eleven, holds the ballot.
In attack, despite a pounding Stephan El Shaarawy, who tries to take back a blue shirt after an annus horribilis with many injuries and few goals, the couple who sliced the Orange defense to pieces last Thursday will be reconfirmed: the luxury emigrant Ciro Immobile and one of the great novelties of the Conte cycle, Simone Zaza.
