Wayne Rooney has warned England striker Harry Kane that Italy's defenders will "do anything to try and stop you."
Rooney had a hard time against Giorgio Chiellini during England's 2-1 World Cup defeat to Italy in Manaus last summer and on Tuesday the Juventus defender will be accompanied by Andrea Ranocchia and Leonardo Bonucci.
The Azzurri have conceded just four goals since the World Cup and Rooney feels Kane will face possibly his toughest test yet.
"With Italian defenders, especially the clever defenders, they'll do anything to try and stop you," Rooney said. "I think Italy's a passionate country. They love their football, they are probably the closest in Europe to South American teams.
"They're tough to play against, well-organised, they make it as difficult as they can for us. Italy are the best in Europe at doing that.
"You need to be aware of that and not get frustrated. At the minute what Harry is doing he needs to continue doing.
"He's taking the ball, he's a handful for defenders, he's running at the defenders and getting shots off at goal.
"That's all he has to do tomorrow. I'm sure if he does that the way he has been, he'll be fine."
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.