By Anna Italia
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✅ Here is Italy vs Switzerland PREVIEW for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier game on Friday 12 November 2021 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 20:45. The Italian National Team will play for the 63rd time in Rome, the city that has hosted the Azzurri on the most occasions with 38 wins (it’s the city where they’ve recorded the most victories), 17 draws and seven defeats; 114 goals scored and 47 conceded. Italy have won their last five matches in Rome.
- Italy vs. Switzerland have played five times in Rome: Italy with 4 wins and 1 lost, scoring ten goals and conceding three.
This is the current situation. If Italy win, they will reach 17 points leaving Switzerland in the 2nd position. Italy will need only one point from the last match of the round against Northern Ireland for the qualification. The draw it’s not enough because Italy will have a +2 goal difference to defend. Now, if Italy lose, most likely it will be heading to the play-off route for qualification. The game with Switzerland bringing positive memories as last June at the Olimpico in Rome, Italy beat Switzerland 3-0 in the second match of the group stages. Five months ago, by beating the Swiss, Italy secured their place in the round of 16 of EURO 2020.
Stats, Italy facing Switzerland 60 times between 1911 and 2021. Stats showing Italy 29 wins, 23 draws, and 8 lost. Positive stats is that Italy are unbeaten against Switzerland for over 28 years and out of the last 10 games showing with 5 wins, and 5 draws. The last defeat was in May 1993 (1-0 in Bern). The last time Switzerland defeated the Azzurri in Italy was in October 1982, a 1-0 win, precisely, in Rome.
👉 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Group C, Italy leading with 14 points (after Matchday 6)
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 3 |
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🇮🇹 👉 Italian Squad List
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Genoa);
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Davide Calabria (AC Milan), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Lyon), Gianluca Mancini (Roma);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Tommaso Pobega (Torino), Sandro Tonali (Milan);
Strikers: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
Eyes on the prize 👀
The lads are ready for the big game tomorrow 🇮🇹 💪 #ITASUI #WCP #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/ciqONpcbW7— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) November 11, 2021
🇮🇹 👉 Italy vs Switzerland Match Officials
English Referee Anthony Taylor will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG) and Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG). The Fourth Official will be Craig Pawson (ENG). The VAR will be Stuart Attwell (ENG) and the AVAR will be Paul Tierney (ENG). Referee Assessor will be Terje Hauge (NOR.
🏆👉 🇮🇹 Italy vs Switzerland 🇨🇭, Match Officials
🗓️Friday 12 November 2021
🏟️Olimpico di Roma Stadium
⏲️20:45🙍♂️Referee: Anthony Taylor
🚩Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Craig Pawson (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG) https://t.co/6WxmPCTwPN @Azzurri_En pic.twitter.com/udB0apgIWI— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 11, 2021
🇮🇹 👉 ITALY – THE SCHEDULE (all times CEST)
Friday 12 November
20:45 – ITALY vs. Switzerland. Post-match press conference and return to hotel to follow
Saturday 13 November
15:00 – Training at the Acqua Acetosa Olympic Training Centre in Rome (behind closed doors)
Sunday 14 November
10:30 – Transfer from Rome to Belfast
11:30 l.t Training, Northern Ireland (first 15 minutes open to the press)
13:00 l.t – Press conference, Northern Ireland ***(access for journalists)
17:30 l.t – Press conference, ITALY ***(access for journalists)
18:00 l.t – Training ITALY ***(first 15 minutes open to the media)
Monday 15 November
19:45 l.t – Northern Ireland vs. ITALY. Followed by post-match press conference and return to respective clubs
*Depending on capacity, journalists and photographers will be granted access to the press conference and the first 15 minutes of the team’s training session on Monday 8 November
**Only journalists will have access to successive press conferences at Coverciano, with the remaining training sessions taking place behind closed doors. TV operators will not be granted access. The FIGC will produce and distribute images relating to press conferences and training sessions to relevant parties upon request. For more info: Massimiliano Reale (FIGC Area Sales): email: m.reale@figcit. Tel: 06/84913023.
***The press conferences in Belfast will be reserved for eight media outlets. A Zoom link will be provided for accredited journalists to follow the conference.