Italy will secure a place in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship if they beat hosts Israel on Saturday.

The Italians began the competition in winning fashion on Wednesday evening, as Lorenzo Insigne's free kick gave them a 1-0 success over England.

Israel were held to a 2-2 draw by Norway in their opening match thanks to an injury-time goal from Harmeet Singh.

The match will be the third time that the two nations have met at this level. The first ended in a goalless draw, while Italy won the last encounter 3-1 in October 2008.

Fabio Borini and Ciro Immobile are expected to retain their places up front for Italy, although Mattia Destro is pushing for a starting place.

Alon Turgeman, who came off the bench to score Israel's second goal against Norway, could replace Or Baroch in attack.

Recent form

Italy: WLWWW

Israel: WLWWD

Possible lineups

Italy: Bardi; Bianchetti, Biraghi, Capuano, Regini; Insigne, Marrone, Verratti, Florenzi; Borini, Destro

Israel: Klaiman; Dasa, Davidzada, Vehava, Levy; Kabha, Biton, Golasa, Zaguri; Turgeman, Dabour

Sports Mole says: 2-1

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