Date: Saturday 29th June, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
Stadium Olympiastadion
Referee Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Goal Scorer:
Switzerland
Switzerland will be forced to make at least one change to their starting XI on Saturday, as Leonidas Stergiou is set to come in for the suspended Silvan Widmer, who picked up his second booking of the tournament against Germany.
Forward pair Ruben Vargas and Zeki Amdouni are both pushing for promotion from the bench - with London-born rookie Kwadwo Duah in contention too - but Breel Embolo has now made his first international start after a long injury layoff and should continue up front.
In midfield, captain Granit Xhaka partners Remo Freuler, who has set up three goals in his last four European Championship appearances: the latter is one of several Serie A players in the Swiss squad, including Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
Switzerland possible starting lineup:
Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Stergiou, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo
Italy
Meanwhile, Italy must also react to a first-choice defender's suspension, as Riccardo Calafiori received two yellow cards during the group phase and will miss out on a meeting with Bologna teammates Freuler, Ndoye and Michel Aebischer.
Francesco Acerbi and Giorgio Scalvini were left at home due to pre-tournament injuries, so Gianluca Mancini is favourite to step into the Azzurri's defence: whether he features at the heart of a back four or a three-man rearguard remains to be seen, as Luciano Spalletti has fluctuated between the two systems of late.
Elsewhere, Gianluca Scamacca may return at the expense of fellow striker Mateo Retegui - neither has scored at these finals thus far - and Giacomo Raspadori could make way for either Federico Chiesa or Monday's hero, Mattia Zaccagni.
Italy possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni; Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco; Chiesa, Scamacca
Prediction: Switzerland 1-1 Italy (Switzerland win after extra time and penalties)
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