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Italian Soccer Serie A
% Ball Possession SWITZERLAND and % Ball Possession ITALY
Switzerland 2 – 0 Italy 
37′ Remo Freuler
46′ Rubén Vargas
Switzerland passed the test by winning the UEFA EURO 2024 Round of 16 game on Saturday 29 June 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. On the other hand, Italy failed the test against Switzerland in a major international tournament (World Cup + European Championships) for the first time since the 1954 World Cup and fails in its attempt to defend the European title won in the summer of 2021.
Italy lost the round of 16 match against Switzerland and was eliminated from EURO 2024 at the end of a match played subpar by Spalletti’s team. Italy failed to defend the title. No excuses, this is a big flop for Italian football. Switzerland scoring a goal in each half with Bologna midfielder Remo Freuler, in the first half, and with Vargas, at the start of the second half. The Azzurri then try to organize a reaction, hit two posts but never manage to change the momentum of the match.
Italy and Switzerland have met 60 times: Italy 29 wins, Switzerland 7 wins, and 24 draws.
🇨🇭 Serie A Players with Switzerland’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🇨🇭 Murat Yakin
- Goalkeeper Yann Sommer (Inter) played all 90 minutes
- Defender Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) played all 90 minutes
- Midfielder Michel Aebischer (Bologna) played until the 92nd minute and was replaced by Renato Steffen
- Midfielder Remo Freuler (Bologna) 37′ minute scored a goal
- Forward Dan Ndoye (Bologna) played until the 77th minute and was replaced by Vincent Sierro.
- Forward Noah Okafor (AC Milan) listed among substitutes
Switzerland vs Italy: Last five matches
12 Nov 2021: Italy 1-1 Switzerland (FIFA World Cup)
05 Sep 2021: Switzerland 0-0 Italy (FIFA World Cup)
16 Jun 2021: Italy 3-0 Switzerland (UEFA European Championship)
05 Jun 2010: Switzerland 1-1 Italy (International Friendly)
12 Aug 2009: Switzerland 0-0 Italy (International Friendly)
Switzerland took the lead in the 37th minute. Bologna midfielder Remo Freuler defeated Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rubén Vargas.
🏆👉🇨🇭Switzerland 1 – 0 Italy 🇮🇹, 37th minute, ⚽️ goal by *Remo Freuler for @nati_sfv_asf with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rubén Vargas.
*Midfielder Remo Freuler (@BolognaFC1909en )#AnnaItalia #ItalianSerieA #ItalianSoccerSerieA https://t.co/KAqnhHGShC
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 29, 2024
SWITZERLAND BREAKS THROUGH 🇨🇭
Remo Freuler finally breaks down the Italy defense and finds the back of the net 🎯 pic.twitter.com/caeev9wiEB
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 29, 2024
Remo Freuler strikes first ⚡#natimiteuch #lanatiavecvous #lanaticonvoi #lanaticunvus #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/vxw7Qv7VFv
— 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) June 29, 2024
Remo Freuler strikes first ⚡#natimiteuch #lanatiavecvous #lanaticonvoi #lanaticunvus #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/vxw7Qv7VFv
— 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) June 29, 2024
What a cold shower just starting the second half. In the 46th minute, Rubén Vargas scored with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Michel Aebischer.
🏆👉🇨🇭Switzerland 2 – 0 Italy 🇮🇹, 46th minute, ⚽️ goal by Rubén Vargas for @nati_sfv_asf with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Michel Aebischer. https://t.co/R95gVO1Lib
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 29, 2024
It only took Switzerland 27 seconds to start the second half to find the back of the net 😳🇨🇭 pic.twitter.com/JL0gDPB6ir
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 29, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: This will be the fifth meeting between Switzerland and Italy in a major international tournament (European/World Cup); the Swiss won the two matches at the 1954 World Cup (2-1 in the group and 4-1 in the group play-offs), while the Azzurri won the last two matches 3-0, in the 1962 World Cup and at the EURO 2020, both in the groups. Since winning 1-0 in World Cup qualifying in May 1993, Switzerland have not won in 11 matches against Italy in all competitions (D6, D5). The Swiss have a longer winless streak only against England (13 games) and Russia (12, including matches against the USSR), while Italy is unbeaten in more matches only against Finland (14) and Turkey ( 13). Switzerland has reached the knockout stage in each of the last six major international tournaments (European/World Cup), since the 2014 World Cup: the only European national team with a longer open streak of participation at this stage than the national team Swiss is France (seven in a row).
SING IT, ITALY 🇮🇹🗣️
Italy’s National Anthem plays ahead of their EURO 2024 Round of 16 match 🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/JDNZqhf0qR
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 29, 2024
Nothing like it ❤️
Switzerland’s National Anthem plays ahead of their EURO 2024 Round of 16 match 🇨🇭🎶 pic.twitter.com/O2hfOetTEX
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 29, 2024
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📺 Click the video to watch Switzerland – Italy highlights on Saturday 29 June 2024
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The Olympiastadion is set for Switzerland vs Italy
Photo via x.com/Azzurri
🏟️ Drone footage of Olympiastadion 🎥#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/6aFFxpRDJG
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 29, 2024
Siamo in campo! 💪#EURO2024 #SvizzeraItalia#Nazionale #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/2aQqFEeKul
— Nazionale Italiana ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri) June 29, 2024
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Gigi 😮💨#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/eAqYrlHEAS
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 28, 2024
🏆👉First half 🇨🇭Switzerland 1 – 0 Italy 🇮🇹
⚽️Goals: 37′ Remo Freuler (S)
🟨 Booked: 35′ Nicolò Barella (I), 45′ Stephan El Shaarawy (I
✍ Ball Possession: 58% @nati_sfv_asf and 42% @Azzurri_En
✅ https://t.co/d0m2SY8L7z@TheCalcioGuys @ZaurriniRino @SerieASitdown @socios… https://t.co/BhuwbuDnuj
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 29, 2024
🏆👉Result 🇨🇭Switzerland 2 – 0 Italy 🇮🇹
❌Italy loses the Round of 16 and is eliminated from EURO 2024
⚽️Goals: 37′ *Remo Freuler (S), 46′ Ruben Vargas (S)
*Freuler plays for @BolognaFC1909en
🟨 Booked: 35′ Nicolò Barella (I), 45′ Stephan El Shaarawy (I), 57′ Gianluca… https://t.co/EoTWHjhxrv
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 29, 2024
Photo via x.com/Azzurri
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UEFA EURO 2024
Round of 16
🇨🇭Switzerland 2 – 0 Italy
Saturday 29 June 2024
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
18:00
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL) and Adam Kupsik (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Fourth Official: Facundo Tello (ARG)
⚽️ Goals:
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
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