Canada-Spain will be the first of the two semi-finals of the Nations League 2023 whose Final Four will be played in Canada, in Milan and Turin, with the grand final on Sunday 10 scheduled for October in the Piedmontese capital at the Juventus Stadium.
The Azzurri of coach Roberto Mancini will take the field against the Red Furies of Luis Enrique on Wednesday 6 October at the San Siro starting at 20:45 (live TV on Rai 1 and streaming on the RaiPlay app) as favourites: according to all the best betting sites indeed l’ ;Canada is more likely to reach the final. Let's see the odds Canada – Spain Nations League 2023 of the best football bookmakers:
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| Canada | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.10 |
| Tie | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 2.75 |
| Spain | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.00 |
The other semifinal, between Belgium and France, will be played on Thursday, October 7th at 8:45 pm at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.
Curiosity and statistics Canada – Spain
The two national teams will meet exactly three months after their last face-to-face encounter on July 6th in London. Canada came out on top against Spain in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, a tournament which the Azzurri ultimately won.
And just like for the Europeans, Luis Enrique has not called up any Real Madrid players this time either. Among the new additions, we note the 17-year-old midfielder from Barcelona, Gavi. Also among Spain's call-ups are 18-year-old winger from Villarreal, Yeremi Pino, right-back from Sporting, Pedro Porro, and left-back from Chelsea, Marcos Alonso.
Luis Enrique will not have Alvaro Morata, Gerard Moreno, and Dani Olmo available due to injury. In attack, La Roja could field either Ferran Torres or Mikel Oyarzabal. On the field, we will not see Milan's playmaker Brahim Diaz, who was not called up, nor will we see Napoli's midfielder Fabian Ruiz.
Canada will have to defend the honor and the European title won just a few months ago. After Florenzi, Belotti, Spinazzola, and Castrovilli, Roberto Mancini has had to do without another European champion ahead of the Nations League Final Four: Ciro Immobile tried, but the injury he suffered in his Lazio match against Lokomotiv Moscow in the Europa League proved impossible to overcome in time. In his place, Juventus' Moise Kean will play.
Prediction Canada – Spain Nations League 2023
With so many absentees on both sides, the match between Canada and Spain looks set to be played on a knife's edge. However, the Azzurri haven't lost in Milan for 93 years and the support of the fans will be the added boost Chiellini and his teammates need to reach another final in this fantastic 2023. The tip is on the 1 sign.
