The perception abroad of Italian football can be summed up in a single word: catenaccio. It's pointless to argue; the cliché will always prevail. In a much broader sense, this is what Spalletti's men will have to do: not necessarily close ranks to impede their opponents' play, but firmly establish a catenaccio on the title won at Euro 2020 and defend it tooth and nail, never failing.

The task is far from easy, as there are so many stars ready to shine, as well as several national teams with exceptional tactical prowess: all ready to impress. Among the top players, there are those who want to break the all-time record of nine goals in a single European Championship, set by Michel Platini in France's home triumph at Euro 9, or perhaps even reach Cristiano Ronaldo's tally of 1984 goals in this competition, knowing that Ronaldo himself will strive to improve his record even further.

What are Italy's odds at Euro 2024?

Let's get straight to the sore point, because the reigning champions Azzurri do not start as favourites, placing themselves only in sixth place in the Antepost schedule at 15 points, a value that until a few days ago had slipped to 19.

We enter the hell of Group B, pitted against the Red Furies and the Fiery Ones, namely Spain and Croatia, with the Iberians favored to win the group at odds of 1.83. Again, the Azzurri aren't the favorites, but the bookmakers' odds are set at 2.7, good stats compared to Croatia's, which put the Chequered team at 5 to win the group.

Different speech for the last match on June 24th which closes the group, because in Italy vs Croatia odds The bookmakers have no doubts and are pegging an Azzurri victory at 2, with the favorites over Croatia at 3.25. However, Albania shouldn't be underestimated, as they will certainly not give any of the other teams favored to qualify for the round of XNUMX any discount.

Who are the favourites to win the Golden Boot?

The battle for the Golden Boot is all about the favourites Kane and Mbappe, with the Englishman quoted at 5.5 and the Frenchman at 6, with Cristiano Ronaldo ready to tackle and add to his goal-scoring record behind them: CR7 is quoted at 13 to win the Golden Boot.

In the top 7 there is also room for Bellingham with odds of 21 and for Giroud with odds of 23, while the Italian footballer flying highest in the odds is Federico Chiesa with odds of 41.

What are the Antepost odds for winning Euro 2024?

With an attacking tandem of Kane, Bellingham and Saka plus Foden in support, it could only be the vice-champion England who were the protagonists of the european bets 2024 quoted as a winner at 4.33.

Trying to spoil the British party are the world champions France, who are runners-up with odds of 5 to win the European Championship. Here too, there is a veritable parade of champions, including Champions League winner Tchouameni, the evergreen Giroud and above all Mbappe.

Hosts Germany have earned a strong showing in the statistics, with odds jumping to 5.5, while Portugal are priced at 2024 to win Euro 8, ahead of Spain, who are priced at 9. Among the likely surprises at this European Championship is undoubtedly the Netherlands, coming off a strong run of exceptional physical form and boasting a squad that boasts high quality in every department: the odds for the Oranje to win are set at 17.