Julian Nagelsmann could make a handful of changes to his Germany side for the second leg of the Nations League quarter-final against Italy in Dortmund on Sunday, as the hosts look to protect the 2-1

Two European giants will clash on Thursday in the first leg of their quarterfinal in the UEFA Nations League when Italy welcomes Germany to San Siro.

Germany will visit Italy at the San Siro for the first leg of the UEFA Nations League's quarterfinals before the return leg that will take place on Sunday. Julian Nagelsmann's side are coming from an unbeaten streak of six games as the last game they lost was the quarterfinal of Euro 2024 against Spain while the Azzurri finished level on points with France in Group 2 of the Nations League.

Luciano Spalletti is not dwelling on Italy’s recent 2-1 loss to Germany, as he felt that his side created enough chances to win the game and were only beaten by a few moments of ‘carelessness’,

Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori will miss the second leg of their Nations League quarter-final against Germany after suffering a knee injury in the first game, the Italian football association (FIGC) said on Friday.