Laporte in for Spain, Italy unchanged
Spain centre half Aymeric Laporte will make his first appearance at Euro 2024 against defending champions Italy on Thursday, replacing Nacho in the starting team for the Group B game.
Laporte was the only change for Spain manager Luis de la Fuente, who kept faith with left back Marc Cucurella while midfielder Rodri and captain Alvaro Morata start after being substituted during Saturday’s win over Croatia due to minor injuries.
Italy are unchanged from their 2-1 win over Albania with Gianluca Scamacca leading the attack and a back four including 22-year-old Riccardo Calafiori alongside Alessandro Bastoni.
The winners will advance to the round of 16 at the top of Group B. Croatia and Albania have one point apiece after two games.
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Italy's XI to take on Spain 👇#EURO2024 | #ESPITA pic.twitter.com/g8df88Ef3a
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