At 0:00 on June 30, Beijing time, the 2024 Euro Cup 1/8 knockout round Switzerland vs. Italy kicked off in Berlin, Germany, and 8 of the 16 teams will be decided. After the group stage, the European Championship was suspended for two team days and now continues to reignite the fire.
Switzerland stopped in the quarter-finals of the last European Championship and they also eliminated France in the quarter-finals. In the group stage of Group A of this European Cup, he accumulated 5 points, 1 win and 2 draws in 3 games, ranking second in Group A, and his performance was also very good. Italy, the defending champions of the tournament, defeated Austria, Belgium, Spain and England in the last European Championship. In the group B group stage, 4 points, 3 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranked second in Group B, because Group B is known as the group of death, Italy played extremely difficult in the group stage, if there was no Zaccagni 98 minutes to draw Croatia, get a valuable 1 point, Italy almost missed the round of 16 of the European Cup.
The course of the game: Switzerland took the initiative in the opening game, Switzerland fought fiercely in the midfield, brought down Barella, and the team doctor entered the field for treatment. Italy's ball can't hit the Swiss half. Switzerland's Xhaka also fell to the ground, and the team doctor treated him well.
Italy finally had an attack into the Swiss penalty area in the 15th minute of the game. Neither side has yet to shoot on goal. Both teams are playing the opponent's counterattack. Italy takes a free-kick in front of the goal, Di Lorenzo shoots the ball wide of the ball. The pace of the game was not fast on either side.
Switzerland's Embolo had a one-on-one shot saved by Donnarumma. Italy's Chiesa Cutie was also saved. Switzerland's Embolo has already had a couple of shots on goal. In the 36th minute of the game, Freuler fired a powerful shot in the penalty area to make it 1-0 and give Switzerland the lead. At the start of the second half, Vargas received a right-footed cross from a teammate and scored with a whip that Donnaru couldn't reach. 2-0 Switzerland lead. The result of the match was that Switzerland eliminated defending champions Italy, Italy lost a game, and Italian football was defeated. Switzerland's quarter-finals were against the winners of England and Slovakia.
Swiss starters: 1-Sommer, 5-Akanji, 13-Ricardo Rodriguez, 22-Fabian Schal, 8-Freuler, 10-Xhaka, 20-Ebischer, 26-Fabian Reid, 7-Embolo, 17-Ruben Vargas, 19-Ndoye
Italy starters: 1-Donnarumma, 17-Mancini, 23-Bastoni, 13-Darmian, 2-Di Lorenzo, 18-Barella, 21-Faggioli, 16-Cristante, 22-Shaarawy, 14-Chiesa, 9-Scamacca.