Italy vs Switzerland will play at Euro 2020, Group A, in Rome, Italy, on Stadio Olimpico, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 20:00 (GMT+1). Both teams finished the first match of Euro 2020 undefeated.
Italy vs Switzerland Match Preview
Today will be the first official match between the two teams after the four friendly games played in recent years. The last three direct matches ended in a draw and scored less than 2.5 goals in each match. An interesting thing is that all the matches were played on the Swiss field.
Italy:
In the first match of Euro 2020, Italy managed a spectacular 3-0 victory against Turkey. All three goals were scored in the second half, but the Italians dominated the match from one end to the other. With this victory, Italy reached nine consecutive victories in which it scored 28 goals and did not receive any.
Switzerland:
Switzerland was also close to a victory in the first match of this European, managing to open the score in the beginning of the second half of the match with Wales, but it was tied 15 minutes before the end. The Swiss interrupted the series of seven consecutive victories achieved before Euro 2020.
Italy vs Switzerland statistics and possible teams
The history of the direct matches between the two national teams is a very long one, the first confrontation taking place in 1924 at the Olympic Games and was won by Switzerland 2-1.
Italy squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson (Chelsea), Alessandro Florenzi (Paris), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Tolói (Atalanta)
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Marco Verratti (Paris), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina)
Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo)
Switzerland squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Yvon Mvogo (PSV), Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach), Gregor Kobel (Stuttgart)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Loris Benito (Bordeaux), Eray Cömert (Basel), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Jordan Lotomba (Nice), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), Becir Omeragic (Zürich), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Basel)
Midfielders: Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Frankfurt), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Mönchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Frankfurt)
Forwards: Breel Embolo (Mönchengladbach), Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), Haris Seferović (Benfica)
* Possible prediction: Italy win
* This preview is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform yourself, about all details of this game!