Italy vs Japan Preview & Prediction | 2023 Summer International
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THE FACTS
When is Italy vs Japan on and what time does it start? Italy vs Japan will take place on Saturday 26th August, 2023 – 17:30 (UK)
Where is Italy vs Japan taking place? Italy vs Japan will take place at Stadio Comunale Monigo in Treviso, Italy
Where can I get tickets for Italy vs Japan? Ticket information for Italy vs Japan can be found on each club’s official website
What channel is Italy vs Japan on in the UK? Italy vs Japan can be watched live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
Where can I stream Italy vs Japan in the UK? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream Italy vs Japan live on Prime Video
THE LINE-UPS
Italy: 15 Tommaso Allan, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Ivan Nemer
Replacements: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Dino Lamb, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Martin Page-Relo, 23 Paolo Odogwu
Japan: 15 Kotaro Matsushima, 14 Semisi Masirewa, 13 Dylan Riley, 12 Tomoki Osada, 11 Jone Naikabula, 10 Seungshin Lee, 9 Yutaka Nagare, 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Shota Fukui, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Uwe Helu, 4 Jack Cornelsen, 3 Jiwon Gu, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Craig Millar
Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Amanaki Saumaki, 20 Ben Gunter, 21 Naoto Saito, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Ryoto Nakamura
THE PREDICTION
Both Italy and Japan will go into the World Cup eager to spring a surprise or two and this match offers both teams the perfect chance to tune up for the showpiece tournament starting in two weeks. Italy beat Romania 57-7 last weekend and looked in fine form and they will be confident of another positive result in Treviso. Japan’s preparations have not been quite as seamless as they have lost against Samoa and Fiji with a win over Tonga sandwiched between those losses. They will be desperate to get a positive result here to have something to build on but that will be no easy feat. The Italians are fancied to continue their good form and get the win on home soil.
