Italy U17 vs Portugal U17 Predictions & Tips - Portugal to Win the European Championship Final

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 04 Jun 2024

Eddy Tora 04 Jun 2024

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Portugal came through a tough group and came back from the death in the semi-finals. Rodrigo Mora can steer Portugal to victory against Italy in the European U17 Championship final.

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Stats
Head to Head
Italy U17 Form
Italy U17 Squad & Team News
Portugal U17 Form
Portugal U17 Squad & Team News

Stats

Italy U17 have scored in their last 9 matches.
Italy U17 have seen BTTS in their last 2 matches.
Portugal U17 have won 6 of their last 8 matches against Italy U17.
Portugal U17 have scored in 17 of their last 18 matches.
Portugal U17 have seen BTTS in their last 6 matches.

Head to Head

Portugal U17 have a 6-1 advantage against Italy U17 with 1 draw in 10 matches.

They last met in the 2019 UEFA U17 Euro quarter-finals, Italy winning 1-0 in Dublin.

Italy U17 Form

Italy had a strong start at the European U17 Championship, beating Poland 2-0 despite Andrea Natali’s 53rd minute red card. They beat Slovakia 2-0 thanks to goals from Francesco Camarda and Mattia Liberali.

Massimiliano Favo’s side ended the group stage with a 2-1 win against Sweden, overcoming a 1-0 deficit with CristianCama and Camarda scoring late goals.

Italy were fortunate to get past England in the quarter-finals, holding on in the second half before winning the penalty shootout. Federico Coletta scored the winner in a comfortable 1-0 victory against Denmark in the semi-finals.

Italy U17 Squad & Team News

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Diogo Ferreira	Benfica
Goalkeeper	Miguel Gouveia	Sporting CP
Defender	Martim Cunha	Porto
Defender	Rafael Mota	Sporting CP
Defender	Afonso Sousa	Braga
Defender	Duarte Soares	Benfica
Defender	Rui Silva	Benfica
Defender	Edgar Mota	Braga
Midfielder	João Simões	Sporting CP
Midfielder	Afonso Meireles	Vitória
Midfielder	Eduardo Felicíssimo	Sporting CP
Midfielder	Tiago Ferreira	Braga
Midfielder	David Daiber	Bayern Munich
Midfielder	Rodrigo Mora	Porto
Forward	João Trovisco	Braga
Forward	Cardoso Varela	Porto
Forward	Gabriel Silva	Sporting CP
Forward	Geovany Quenda	Sporting CP
Forward	Eduardo Fernandes	Benfica
Forward	Afonso Patrão	Braga

Goalkeeper Alessandro Longoni is dealing with concussion which could see Massimo Pessina continue in goal.

Federico Coletta, Mattia Liberali and Francesco Camarda have scored two goals each.

Portugal U17 Form

Portugal were drawn in a tough group at the European U17 Championship, getting off to a winning start after overcoming an early deficit to beat Spain 2-1, Cardoso Varela and Rodrigo Mora on target.

The Equipa das Quinas thrashed England 4-1, Mora bagging a brace followed by goals to Gabriel Silva and Afonso Patrão. They lost 2-1 against France in their final group game but had done enough to top Group D.

João Santos’ side beat Poland 2-1 in the quarter-finals, Eduardo Felicíssimo scoring early and Mora restoring the advantage in the second half.

Portugal looked down and out in the semi-finals where they were losing 2-0 at half-time against Serbia. An own goal got them back in the contest, Mora equalising in the 89th minute and João Trovisco scoring in added time.

Portugal U17 Squad & Team News

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Massimo Pessina	Bologna
Goalkeeper	Alessandro Longoni	AC Milan
Defender	Emanuel Benjamin	Real Madrid
Defender	Cristian Cama	Roma
Defender	Francesco Verde	Juventus
Defender	Christian Garofalo	Napoli
Defender	Lamine Ballo	Inter Milan
Defender	Andrea Natali	Barcelona
Defender	Federico Nardin	Roma
Defender	Giovanni Lauricella	Empoli
Midfielder	Matteo Mantini	Inter Milan
Midfielder	Federico Coletta	Roma
Midfielder	Alessandro Di Nunzio	Roma
Midfielder	Emanuele Sala	AC Milan
Midfielder	Matteo Lontani	Juventus
Midfielder	Andrea Orlandi	Empoli
Forward	Francesco Camarda	AC Milan
Forward	Mattia Liberali	AC Milan
Forward	Mattia Mosconi (c)	Inter Milan
Forward	Thomas Campaniello	Empoli

Rafael Mota missed the Serbia match through injury with Afonso Sousa set to start once again.

Eduardo Fernandes could start on the left wing in place of Cardoso Varela.

Rodrigo Mora has scored five goals in the tournament.

Verdict

Portugal topped a tough group and Italy rode their luck in the quarter-finals. Portugal have a strong record against Italy and can win again in the European U17 Championship final.

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