Italythe current European champion, is no longer at Euro 2024, because Switzerland leaving him in the quarterfinals this Saturday with 2-0. At least 31 years have passed since they did not beat the ‘Nazionale’. He Olympiastadion This time, he was not a talisman for the Italian team, which at the same stage was declared world champion in 2006. This time at the Berlin Coliseum the ‘Nazionale’ had to cry. Now is the future of Luciano Spalletti, selector Italy, it is in the air. Even in Gabriele Gravinapresident of that country’s Football Federation.
The doubts raised by the game Italy In the first stage they were confirmed in the round of 16 and their dream to revalidate the title achieved in 2021 ended in defeat on penalties. England at Wembley. The ‘Nazionale’ has two Euro Cups on its record: 1968 and 2020 (contested in 2021 due to the pandemic).
Switzerlandwhich in the first period was tied (1-1) against Germanyequivalent to its best classification, the quarterfinals of Euro 2020, where it fell to Spain by penalties (1-3 after 1-1).
The selection he directs is already in the first part Murat Yakin is higher than Luciano Spalletti. Switzerlanddynamic, dominated and had chances against an opponent who could not find their way into the match or an answer to the pressure from the Swiss. Not Lorenzo he missed the champion’s clearest chance.
Gianluigi Donarumma, symbol of Italy currently, Switzerland was prevented from advancing in the 24th minute: they won a one-on-one match against Embolo and prevented them from scoring. The goalkeeper again PSG He supported the ‘azzurri’, but in the 37th minute he scored Remo Freuler.
In fact, the great domain of Switzerland In the first half he got his reward: after a good game by the Swiss team, Murat Yakin’s team advanced. The assistant is Ruben Vargaswho, finding it very good, sent a ball to Freuler. The Bologna midfielder controlled his right, shot with his left foot and did not spare the Italian goalkeeper, even when Donnarumma was about to take the ball.
Whatever he said Spalletti his players during the break to try to reverse the situation probably fell in the first minute of the second half, when Vargasan Augsburg player and who was the main assist for the first goal, scored the second, a great goal, in which he scored into the top corner after receiving the ball from Michel Aebischer.
Italy tried to react. Fabian Schär He crashed the ball into his own goal. Scam He also threw the ball against the post while being a few centimeters from the goal. The ‘azzurri’ looked better, but it only lasted for a short period of the match. Switzerland took control again and even, after a mistake of Not Lorenzoalmost him Zuber to achieve the third. The image of the European champion in this round of 16 is disappointing.
Italy He is no longer in the Eurocup. He reigned at Wembley at England’s expense, he cried at the Olympiastadion then Switzerlandwho is waiting in the quarterfinals for the winner of England-Slovakia this Sunday.
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Olympiastadion Berlin
Gianluigi Donnarumma1
76′
Giovanni DiLorenzo2
91′
Matteo Darmian13
74′
Nicolò Fagiolitwenty-one
85′
Gianluca Mancini17
56′
Alessandro Bastoni23
36′
Bryan Cristante16
74′
Nicolò Barella18
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76′
Gianluca Scamacca9
70′
Federico Chiesa14
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Stephan El Shaarawy22
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Guglielmo Vicario12
Alex Meret26
70′
Federico Dimarco3
Alessandro Buongiorno4
Federico Gatti6
Raoul Bellanovafifteen
91′
Andrea Cambiaso24
74′
70′
Davide Frattesi7
85′
76′
Jorginho8
Lorenzo Pellegrini10
74′
Michael Folorunsho25
Giacomo RaspadoriEleven
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Mateo Retegui19
63′
Mattia Zaccagnitwenty
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Murat Yakin
Luciano Spalletti
Source: La Verdad
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