Switzerland – Italy

The Swiss will not lose the regular time

On Saturday evening, the first match of the 1/8 finals of the European Championship will take place. On the field will meet exactly those teams, which bookmakers expected to see in this match. The Swiss team started the group stage with a match against the Hungarian team. During the meeting, the teams exchanged initiative, but it did not concern the scoreboard. The Swiss won by scoring a goal in the added time of the second half. The second match of the group was less favourable for the Swiss. After conceding a quick goal to the Scots, they only managed to get back on track. Finally, the final match in Quartet A was exemplary for the Swiss in terms of courage and commitment. Yakin's team, in many ways, played better than the EURO hosts, scoring first against Germany and not giving up the initiative. The Swiss were not destined to win the group due to a German goal on 90+2 minutes, but Shaqiri and company emphasised their class. Nevertheless, bookmakers considered the four-time world champions as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.49 on their victory. The Italian team barely finished second in the European Championship qualification, having played on hold in the final round against Ukraine. At the main stage of the tournament, the Italians also performed borderline. The victory over Albania in the first round was not easy for Chiesa and company, and the subsequent meetings were disappointing for Italy's fans. First, the reigning European champion "in one goal" lost to Spain, only due to the game Donnarumma did not concede three or four goals. Then the Italians almost lost to Croatia, having managed to get back after Modric's goal on 90+8 minutes. A beautiful goal by Caccagna literally dragged Italy into the Euro play-offs by the scruff of the neck. The last time the rivals met each other was in 2021. Then the teams managed to play three times. The first match took place at the UEFA EURO and brought a resounding 3-0 victory for Italy. Subsequent duels were played in the qualification of the world championship and the winners did not reveal - 0:0 and 1:1. The Swiss national team at the current championship has not lost to any opponent, playing with all of them from a position of strength. This team has enough resources to play at least a draw against Italy in regulation time.