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Croatia face Italy in UEFA Euro 2024 on Monday, and they will be desperate to keep their hopes of qualification to the round of 16 alive.
Croatia are coming into the game vs Italy on the back of a 2-2 draw against Albania. They were comfortably beaten by Spain before that. The Vatreni need to win here to harbour hopes of qualification.
It will be interesting to see if they can grind out a positive result against Italy here. There is no doubt that Zlatko Dalic has a quality squad, but they will have to raise their performance levels in order to head into the next round of the competition.
Meanwhile, Italy has picked up one from the first two group matches, and a draw here would be enough to send them through to the round of 16. Croatia has been quite underwhelming in the European Championships so far, and Italy will certainly fancy their chances of getting all three points. They have a quality squad and they should be able to grind out a good result.
Prediction
Croatia 1-2 Italy
Both teams will be desperate to secure a win here, and this is likely to be a close contest. Matches between these two teams are often evenly matched, and this one is unlikely to be any different.
It will be difficult to separate the two sides here, but Italy have more quality, and they have the better team on paper as well. The Azzurri will have more belief judging by the recent performances of the two teams. They are likely to edge this one. A narrow win for Italy is on the cards.