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Berlin Olympiastadion is the venue for the first of the Round of 16 games between Switzerland and Italy, who meet for the third time since the holders swatted the Swiss aside in the group stages en route to winning the last Euros. Reporting on that match for the Guardian, Jonathan Liew said “this Italy team has been the revelation of the tournament so far” but four years on the current iteration of the Azzurri has been comparatively unimpressive. They have not, however, lost against Switzerland in any of their past 11 meetings in all competitions.
The Swiss emerged from Group A unbeaten but had to settle for second place behind Germany after Niclas Fullkrug’s late equaliser denied them victory against the Euro 2024 hosts. Having drawn twice with Italy in qualification for the last World Cup and largely impressed so far in this tournament, they will fancy their chances of notching a rare victory over Luciano Spalletti’s side today. Kick-off in Berlin is at 5pm (BST) but we’ll have plenty of team news and build-up in the meantime.
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