The quarter-finals of the European Championship kicked off with defending champions Italy taking on Switzerland.
Italy stumbled in the group stage, while Switzerland were also second in the group but were significantly better. Although it is not as good as Italy in terms of world ranking and value, Switzerland took the lead in scoring. In the 37th minute, the Swiss team attacked to the left side, Vargas crossed, Fruuler followed up to stop the ball in the penalty area, and scored with a left-footed volley, Italy fell behind 0-1.
Italy, who had been hit, had no way to counter-attack, and not long after adjusting in the second half, they were once again blitzed by the Swiss team. Switzerland made a steal and advanced to the front, and Vargas scored with a world-class shot, and the Italian team was already 2-0 down in the opening 27 seconds of the second half.
In the subsequent competition, the previous champion was unable to return to the sky, and finally stopped in the round of 16. Switzerland reached the quarterfinals for the second time in a row.
In this battle, the defending champion had no hope of winning the opponent, and was inferior to the opponent in all aspects, and the loss was reasonable.
With a score of 0-2, it's not how strong Switzerland is, it's that the Italian team is really weak. This time it's not an illusion, this Italian team really lacks competitiveness.
There are no stars, and they have lost the defense they rely on to survive, the Italian team is constipated in attack and defense, and the fans complain, thinking that the Italian team is ahead! It's not a rush to concede two goals. Yes, that's all the Italian team has at that pace.
Losing to Switzerland for the first time in 31 years, the Italian team had a black face, and Buffon was speechless, everyone may have never seen such a weak Italy. It seems that it is no accident that the two World Cups in 2018 and 2022 have been missed in a row, although Italian football was once the hegemon of Europe and even the world, but now it has no advantage at all.