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The first match of the quarterfinals of the European Championship was between Switzerland and Italy. The Azzurri were the last champions, but they were eliminated early in this tournament. In the 37th minute of the opening game, the Swiss team combined in the middle of the field, and Vargas assisted Freuler to score. At the start of the second half, Italy conceded again when Vargas, who had previously provided the assist, fired a brilliant shot into the far corner. In the end, Italy was eliminated 0-2 Switzerland. 0 goals and 0 assists in 4 games! Italy's naturalized striker is dumb and treats Argentina's abandoned player as a treasure, no wonder he is out.
Italy is weak, it was an illusion before, but now it is a fact. In this European Cup, Italy defeated Albania 2-1 and lost 0-1 to Spain in the second round. In the third round, Zaccagni's goal helped Italy draw against Croatia, and without this crucial goal, it would have been Italy, not Croatia, who would have been eliminated.
In this match with the Swiss team, the Italian team only had 1 shot on target in the whole game, how to score and win? They were not wronged by Switzerland. Let's not forget that Italy also missed the World Cup in Qatar, when Italy was squeezed into second place in the group by Switzerland. The Italian team, which won the European Championship three years ago, has completely declined.
The current Italian team is limited, especially in the forward position. In the three European Championships, Italy scored three goals, midfielder Barella, defender Bastoni scored one goal each, and striker Zaccagni scored. What about the rest of Italy's strikers? The Arab Super League Golden Boot winner Retegui, who was once one of the strikers with high hopes from the Italian team, was never selected for the Argentine national team, and Mancini brought him to the Italian team when he was in charge of the Italian team.
In this tournament, Retegui played every game, started 1 time, came off the bench 3 times, played a total of 156 minutes, completed 4 attacks, failed to score and assisted teammates to score, the pass success rate was 53%, there was basically no play moment in the game, no bright spots, mediocre performance, almost invisible.
The naturalization of the Argentine team by Retegui is also a helpless move. In the last European Cup, they also had Immobile and Belotti, but the form of these two players has declined significantly, and the center forward position of the Italian team is really useless, and naturalizing players is a way. However, Retegui's level is not high, and Genoa scored only seven goals and provided two assists in Serie A last season.
The Italian team also has Chiesa Jr., Scamacca, Shaarawy, Zaccagni, Raspadori in the forward position, and their overall striker line is poor, which is the most direct reason for the early elimination of the Italian team. The current Italian team, no matter who leads it, will not be able to become a top team.