Italian Manuel Locatelli scores a goal against Switzerland against the EURO.
Mike Hewitt, Reuters
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Coach Robert Mancini’s charges, which ranked among the biggest favorites of the tournament, extended the winning streak without conceding a goal to 10 duels and improved their own record.
In today’s previous match of the Wales group in Baku, he beat Turkey 2-0 and is close to advancing with four points. On the contrary, the Turks are on the verge of elimination and can finish third best. The Italians will close the introductory part of the Euro on Sunday with the Welsh in Rome, the Swiss will clash with Turkey in the Azerbaijani capital.
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Ital Giorgio Chiellini got the ball into the net of the Swiss goal, but the referee did not recognize the goal.
Alberto Lingria, Reuters
The home team had the upper hand from the beginning. After Spinazzol’s center, Immobile headed over the goal. Chiellini’s goal from the 18th minute was called off after the intervention of the video referee due to the hand of the 36-year-old captain, who was the first Italian player to enter the field in the fourteenth match at the European Championships. However, stopper Chiellini did not last long in him, because he had to resign in the 24th minute due to injury.
EURO 2021
The European Football Championship, which was originally scheduled to be played a year ago, it starts on June 11 and ends on July 11. EURO is hosted by eleven countries, the Czech national football team is in group D together with England, Croatia and Scotland. The championship finale is played at the legendary Wembley.
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In two minutes, the Italians could rejoice in the first regular goal. Locatelli centered on Berardi, after whose penetration and pass into the penalty area he ended the action and at the age of 23 years and 159 days he became the youngest shooter of this year’s Euro.
Midfielder Sassuola added a second goal in the 52nd minute. After Barello’s pass, Locatelli hit the penalty spot from Sommer’s goal behind the penalty area. Before today’s duel, the Italian midfielder had the only national team to his credit.
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Italian Manuel Locatelli scores a goal against Switzerland against the EURO.
Mike Hewitt, Reuters
The team from the Apennine Peninsula then confidently controlled the lead, which they could highlight in the 75th minute. But Immobile still missed the cross. Gunner Lazia Rome was caught in the 89th minute, when he surprised Sommer with a jumping shot from a distance. The Swiss have not been able to beat Italy for the ninth time in a row since 1993.
| European Football Championship: |
| Group A (Rome): |
| Italy – Switzerland 3: 0 (1:0) |
| Goals: 26. and 52. Locatelli, 89. Immobile. Judges: Karasev – Demeško, Gavrilin (all Russians) – Dankert (video, Germany). ŽK: Gavranovic, Embolo (both Switzerland). Attendance: 12,445 (limited number). |
| Italy: Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini (24. Acerbi), Spinazzola – Barella (87. Cristante), Jorginho, Locatelli (86. Pessina) – Berardi (70. Tolói), Immobile, Insigne (69. Church). Trenér: Mancini. |
| Switzerland: Sommer – Elvedi, Schär (57th Zuber), Akanji – Mbabu (58th Widmer), Freuler (84th Sow), Xhaka, Rodriguez – Shaqiri (76th Vargas) – Seferovic (46th Gavranovic), Embolo. Trenér: Petkovic. |
| 1. | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
| 2. | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 4 |
| 3. | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:4 | 1 |
| 4. | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | 0 |
| Table of the scorers of the European Football Championship: |
| 2 – Schick (Czech Republic), Ronaldo (Portugal), Immobile, Locatelli (both Italy), Lukaku, |
| 1 – Meunier (both Belgium), Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries (all Netherlands), Lainer, Gregoritsch, Arnautovic (all Austria), Moore, Ramsey, C. Roberts (all Wales), Yaremchuk, Jarmolenko (both Ukraine), Insigne (Italy) ), Embolo (Switzerland), Sterling (England), Pohjanpalo (Finland), Pandev (Northern Macedonia), Linetta (Poland), Škriniar (SR), Guerreiro (Portugal), Miranchuk (Russia). |
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