Italy Knocked Out of Euro 2024 by Switzerland in Round of 16
Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after dropping to Switzerland 2-0 within the ultimate 16 on Saturday.
FT: 🇨🇭 Switzerland 2-0 Italy 🇮🇹
Switzerland have reached the QUARTER FINAL of the 2024 EURO’S where they will face England or Slovakia!#EURO2024 #SUIITA pic.twitter.com/NbkldqNWCe
— Match Spoots (@matchspoots) June 29, 2024
Goals in every 1/2 from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas gave the Swiss their first win over their southern neighbor for 31 years and installation a quarterfinal against England or Slovakia in Düsseldorf on July 6.
Goal!
It’s been coming! Switzerland take the lead! Remo Freuler with a sublime finish. #Euro2024 | #beINEURO | #HomeofEuro pic.twitter.com/4WquTQlZuK
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) June 29, 2024
Switzerland ruled in phrases of possession, shots, attacks and passes.
By the time Italy spoke back within the 2d half of, the competitive Swiss defense become capable of address it as train Murat Yakin’s gameplan labored to perfection.
Freuler deservedly broke the impasse in the thirty seventh minute while he set up Vargas’ pass together with his first touch and smashed it in along with his next.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had earlier denied Breel Embolo in a one-on-one, produced a flying save to deflect Fabian Riedler’s free kick onto the post earlier than the damage.
But the second one 1/2 had slightly started out earlier than Vargas curled a shot from the brink of the penalty vicinity inside the pinnacle right nook.
Switzerland defender Fabian Schär become relieved to look his tried headed clearance rebound off the publish minutes later.
Fans tried to get a Mexican wave going thru the Olympiastadion however the Italian fanatics were no longer inside the temper.
Italy driven forward on the lookout for a manner back but couldn’t discover a manner thru. Gianluca Scamacca went closest while he hit the post but appeared offside anyways.
Italy train Luciano Spalletti spoke of his team’s ” beautiful suits ” earlier than the Spain recreation, however this time, after alternative Mattia Zaccagni’s ultimate-2nd equalizer in opposition to Croatia, he become unable to tug a rabbit out of Italy’s hat.