Italy face Belgium in their final Nations League group-stage match on Sunday evening with qualification still to be decided, and Pio Esposito is expected to start in attack.
The Azzurri are top of the group on 10 points from five matches, level with second-placed France. Belgium are third with nine points, while Turkey are bottom without a point.
Italy moved into first place with a 3-1 victory over France at San Siro on Thursday. It was their first home win against Les Bleus since 1962.
Belgium won the reverse fixture 2-0 in Rome at the start of the September-October international break. Italy have remained unbeaten in their four matches since then, while Belgium have suffered two defeats by France during the same period.
Roberto Mancini is expected to make a number of changes to the side that defeated France. Davide Frattesi and Nicolo Cambiaghi are unavailable, while Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori is a doubt after Mancini raised concerns over his fitness during Saturday’s pre-match news conference.
Sebastiano Esposito could also lose his place in the starting XI.
Sky Sport Italia reports that Issa Doumbia is the leading candidate to replace Frattesi in central midfield, although Nicolo Fagioli is another possibility.
Antonio Vergara is expected to come into the team on the right wing in place of Cambiaghi. Federico Dimarco could operate on the left side, but may instead be required at left-back if Calafiori is unable to play.
Michael Kayode and Marco Palestra are competing for the right-back position.
The Belgium side could include several players familiar from Serie A. Milan’s Diego Moreira, Napoli’s Kevin De Bruyne and Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere are all included in the predicted line-up.
Kick-off is scheduled for 19.45 BST.
Belgium predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Castagne, Ngoy, Mechele, De Cuyper; Tielemans, Lava; Moreira, De Bruyne, Doku; De Ketelaere.
Italy predicted line-up (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Doumbia, Tonali, Barella; Vergara, Pio Esposito, Dimarco.
The match will be shown live in the UK on Amazon Prime pay-per-view. Viewers in the USA can watch on Prime Video and fuboTV.
