Switzerland beat Italy 2-0 in the round of 16 at the UEFA Euro 2024 held at Olympia Stadion in Berlin, Germany at 1 a.m. on Tuesday (Korea time). Switzerland, which successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, will face the winner of the England and Slovakia match on Sept. 7.
A tournament in which both teams are eliminated immediately if defeated. Switzerland started Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas, Rieder, Xhaka, Froiler, Abyshire, Rodriguez, Akanji, Shea, and Zomer. Italy featured Elsharawi, Skamaka, Chiesa, Barella, Fazioli, Kristante, Darmian, Bastoni, Mancini, Di Lorenzo, and Donnarumma.
Italy, the defending champion, was expected to win, but Switzerland overturned it. Lemo Freiler scored the first goal in the 37th minute of the first half to take the lead. Ruben Vargas scored an additional goal as soon as the game started in the second half, widening the gap. Switzerland beat Italy and advanced to the quarterfinals.
There was a lot of criticism against Italy. BBC reported on Thursday that Gary Lineker had never seen a worse Italy in his life. Alan Shearer also agreed, saying, “I was shocked by Italy’s performance. Switzerland played with them.”
However, goalkeeper Jan Zomer, who directly faced Italy, has a different idea. “I don’t think Italy is weak. It’s a great team. We won the match just because we played better. I play in Serie A, so I know Italian players’ skills well,” Zomer said.
Zomer went on to pledge that he will work hard for better performances in the remaining competitions. “If we have the same performance as we did today in the next competition, we will get good enough results,” Zomer said.토토사이트 모음