Euro 2024, Napoli striker represents one of the few “lights” of his selection. And the combo with the midfielder-goleador tantalizes.
Either way, it will be a success. And in the case of Georgia, the “freshman” of Euro ’24, never was the expression more apt. For the Caucasians, before this year, had never participated in a major international review. Four years ago they came very close: the dream of an entire people was extinguished right at the most beautiful moment, in the playoff final against North Macedonia.
An opportunity that, however, came again last March. This time, however, the Crusaders made the most of it, peeling off a pass to the final stage of a European championship for the first time. In the capital city of Tbilisi, Willy Sagnol’s men got the better of Greece — bent on penalty kicks — writing a beautiful page of football history. It is no coincidence, of course, that Georgia succeeded at a time when they “churned out” such a fantastic player as Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, who only a few months earlier had made the fortunes of Napoli by helping to bring the tricolor back to the Neapolitan city after 33 years. “Kvara,” as they call him in the capital of Campania, will have to be the added value in Germany.
His selection therefore cannot do without his plays and tears if they want to have any chance of getting past the first phase in a group in which Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic are also in.
Euro 2024, the Scot has a great nose for goal
Of course, goals will also be needed to drag Georgia to the round of 16. And Kvaratskhelia is among the few with experience at high levels, accumulated over the past two seasons with Napoli.
The decision to bet on the Georgian top scorer of his national team could prove profitable: for Snai he is the biggest suspect to become one, at odds of 2.87. A tantalizing “combo” in this case is the one with Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay (total odds 17.25, Snai), who while playing the role of a defensive midfielder is often one of the most prolific in Steve Clarke’s selection. This is evidenced by the 7 goals scored during the qualifiers, in which the Tartan Army finished second in the group behind Spain. That McTominay has a flair for goal is also clear from the numbers he recorded in the last Premier League with Manchester United: always 7 goals scored by the Lancaster midfielder. Will he be Scotland’s top scorer? Snai, meanwhile, quotes him at 6.00.