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Turkey: Cakir, Celik, Demiral, Soyuncu, Meras, Yokuslu, Karaman, Tufan, Yazici, Calhanoglu, Burak Yilmaz.
Subs: Gunok, Under, Tokoz, Bayindir, Antalyali, Kabak, Unal, Kokcu, Kahveci, Ayhan, Muldur, Dervisoglu.
Italy: Donnarumma, Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli, Berardi, Immobile, Insigne.
Subs: Raspadori, Bastoni, Sirigu, Meret, Di Lorenzo, Belotti, Pessina, Emerson Palmieri, Chiesa, Acerbi, Cristante, Bernardeschi.
Turkey have played in Rome before … but not against Italy. They faced Spain in a two-match qualifier for the 1954 World Cup. They lost the away leg 4-1, but won 1-0 at home, and the away goals rule wasn’t in effect. A play-off was necessary, and it was held on neutral ground at the Olimpico. Ten minutes before kick-off, a Fifa delegate stormed into the Spanish changing room and insisted that star man Laszlo Kubala was ineligible, on account of having previously played for Hungary and Czechoslovakia. After a trenchant debate, Kubala agreed to keep his civvies on … but Spain could only draw 2-2, then lost a subsequent drawing of lots. Turkey went to the World Cup, while Kubala suggested Fifa hadn’t wanted to risk his facing old pals and media darlings Hungary at a tournament the Golden Team were expected to win. Fifa responded by flatly denying they’d sent a man to the changing room at all, because they simply didn’t care either way. All a bit odd, but it means historically minded Turks may look upon this as a lucky venue.
