Italy v Costa Rica Live Stream : Free Bets and latest odds from Arena Pernambuco, Recife
After last night’s misery, we bring you the latest Italy v Costa Rica odds, plus free bets offers and live streaming schedule from the Arena Pernambuco, Recife (KO 17:00).
The top two in Group D meet each other in the second round of fixture at the group stage, as Italy meet the surprise winners Costa Rica, with England hoping that the Italians can do them a favour and win convincingly.
Match Facts
Costa Rica stunned Uruguay in their World Cup opening match, coming from a goal down to leave Group D wide open.
Joel Campbell was superb throughout, equalising early in the second period, before assisting the third and final goal.
Costa Rica are still huge underdogs to progress, however their surprise opening win means they have a chance of reaching the knock out stages.
Italy weren’t at their best in their narrow win over England, as Mario Balotelli headed a close range winner.
Daniel Sturridge and Claudio Marchisio exchanged first half strikes, with England the better side after the break, although that was when Balotelli scored the winner.
Italy won the only previous meeting between the two, winning a World Cup warm up match back in 1994 1-0 thanks to a Giuseppe Signori goal.
World Cup best: Costa Rica round of 16 (1990); Italy four times winners (Most recent 2006)
2010 World Cup: Costa Rica DNQ; Italy group stage
Team news
Costa Rica are almost certain to name the same starting XI that stunned Uruguay on Saturday evening.
Keylor Navas was superb in the Costa Rican goal, denying Diego Forlan with a brilliant one handed save when Uruguay were 1-0 up.
Campbell ran an aging Uruguay defence ragged and he will be looking to do the same against Leonardo Bonucci and co.
Gianluigi Buffon and Mattia De Sciligo are set to return after injury ruled the pair out of the England win.
Daniele De Rossi is reportedly a doubt after a training ground injury, although he the Roma midfielder is expected to be fit.
Ciro Immobile is pushing Saturday’s match winner Balotelli for the centre forward role in a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Antonio Candreva set for a free role.
Costa Rica (5-2-2-1): Navas, Gamboa, Umana, Gonzalez, Acosta, Diaz; Borges, Tejeda, Bolanos, Ruiz, Campbell
Italy (4-3-2-1): Buffon, Darmain, Chiellini, Bonucci, De Sciligo, De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, Candreva, Verratti, Balotelli
