Italy plan to field an all-attack 3-5-2 against Belgium, using Stephan El Shaarawy and Antonio Candreva to trouble the weak defence.

The Azzurri begin their Euro 2016 campaign on Monday evening, sharing Group E with Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.

Antonio Conte has been increasingly secretive about his training sessions in Montpellier, even going so far as to have barbed wire fences put up to ensure nobody spies on them.

Nonetheless, multiple reports suggest Simone Zaza was tested alongside Graziano Pellè in a new strike partnership.

Italy plan to field an all-attack 3-5-2 against Belgium, using Stephan El Shaarawy and Antonio Candreva to trouble the weak defence.

The Azzurri begin their Euro 2016 campaign on Monday evening, sharing Group E with Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.

Antonio Conte has been increasingly secretive about his training sessions in Montpellier, even going so far as to have barbed wire fences put up to ensure nobody spies on them.

Nonetheless, multiple reports suggest Simone Zaza was tested alongside Graziano Pellè in a new strike partnership.

They’d be supported by El Shaarawy and Candreva on the wings, the aim being to stretch out the weakened Belgium defence and attack them down the flanks.

It would then turn into a 3-3-4 when going forward, leaving much more defensive Marco Parolo, Daniele De Rossi and Emanuele Giaccherini in midfield.

“Belgium aren’t very solid in defence, so we will attack them,” confessed Lorenzo Insigne in a Press conference.

“We are having specific training sessions on how to cause them problems.”

It should also be noted that the two wingers have an eye for goal, El Shaarawy netting eight for Roma this season and Candreva scoring 10 for Lazio.

Belgium haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last seven games, conceding nine, and have been hard hit by injuries to Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Lombaerts.

Italy (probable): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Parolo, De Rossi, Giaccherini, El Shaarawy; Zaza, Pellè

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