Crossed my mind, yeah.. but it would really be shameful for the Italians.
They are a much better team, playing at home. If they don't win there, what can they hope for in Ukraine?
To be honest though - I feel that Italy's team is sub-par. I like their centre mid options (Barella and Tonali), but other than that it's far from Italy that we used to watch.
It's amazing what's happening with the Italian team, we can even make a comparison with Brazil
Great players, all of them play in the Champions League or other important leagues, most of them are starters, worth millions, with good coaches, but one way or another they manage to complicate themselves and fail to make their theoretical superiority count
I don't think Macedonia will be able to qualify, but I do think they can make it very difficult for the Italian team if they manage a draw or even a win.
I think the 2nd place is really on between Italy and Ukraine
And to tell you the truth, I think I'm more confident that Ukraine will qualify...