* Ukraine will co-host Euro 2012 along with Poland.
* Anatoliy Tymoshchuk has 103 caps for the national team.
* Ukraine are winless in their last five matches (D4 L1).
* Andriy Shevchenko is Ukraine's all time leading scorer with 45 goals.
* Italy beat Ukraine 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
* Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi were left out of the squad for disciplinary reasons.
* The Azzurri have outscored Ukraine 7-1 in their last three head-to-head meetings.
* Giuseppe Rossi is the only player in coach Cesare Prandelli's 25-man squad who plies his trade outside of Serie A.
* Brazilian-born Thiago Motta scored the only goal of the game in Italy's 1-0 win over Slovenia in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday.
LAST MEETING
September 12, 2007: Ukraine 1-2 Italy
Italy took the lead in the crunch Euro 2008 qualifier courtesy of Antonio Di Natale's goal five minutes before the half-time interval. Andriy Shevchenko put Ukraine back on level terms in the second half before Di Natale completed his brace in the 77th minute to give the Azzurri a crucial victory in Kiev.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ukraine: Pyayov; Fedetskiy, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskiy, Romanchuk; Gusev, Tymoshchuk, Stepanenko, Aliyev; Yarmolenko, Devic
Italy: Viviano; Maggio, Gastaldello, Chiellini, Criscito; Montolivo, Marchisio, Nocerino; Aquilani; Rossi, Gilardino
Prediction
The hosts will field a strong starting XI against the Italians on Tuesday evening but the Azzurri have a good track record against Ukraine and should leave Kiev with a victory under their belt.
Ukraine 1-2 Italy 
