Switzerland vs Italy, 2024 European Championship, Round of 16

Euro 2024: Holders Italy crash out as Switzerland advance

Italy's hopes of retaining their European Championship title came to a miserable end in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after they stumbled to a 2-0 loss to Switzerland.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
• 2': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
• 2': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
• 4': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
• 6': Matteo Darmian (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy).
• 9': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
• 9': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 9': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Barella (Italy).
• 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 11': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 13': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
• 13': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 13': Delay in match because of an injury Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
• 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 16': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
• 18': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
• 18': Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 19': Offside, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
• 24': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a through ball.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 25': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 26': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 26': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
• 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
• 31': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
• 31': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
• 32': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
• 35': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
• 35': Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 37': Goal! Switzerland 1, Italy 0. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
• 39': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
• 39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
• 39': Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 42': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
• 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy).
• 45': Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
• 45'+1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
• 45'+2': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
• 45'+3': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
• 45'+3': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Italy 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Italy 0.
• 45': Substitution, Italy. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
• 46': Goal! Switzerland 2, Italy 0. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
• 48': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
• 48': Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 50': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 50': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
• 52': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
• 52': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
• 53': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 54': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
• 55': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
• 57': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
• 57': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 59': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
• 60': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
• 64': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
• 64': Substitution, Italy. Mateo Retegui replaces Nicolò Barella.
• 65': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
• 65': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 65': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Italy).
• 68': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Michel Aebischer.
• 70': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
• 71': Substitution, Switzerland. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Fabian Rieder.
• 71': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Rubén Vargas.
• 73': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
• 74': Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
• 74': Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
• 74': Attempt missed. Nicolò Fagioli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
• 75': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Matteo Darmian.
• 75': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Bryan Cristante.
• 76': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 76': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
• 76': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 77': Substitution, Switzerland. Vincent Sierro replaces Dan Ndoye.
• 77': Substitution, Switzerland. Kwadwo Duah replaces Breel Embolo.
• 78': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
• 79': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
• 79': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
• 79': Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 83': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
• 85': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
• 86': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
• 88': Foul by Kwadwo Duah (Switzerland).
• 88': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 89': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
• 89': Vincent Sierro (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
• 90'+2': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Michel Aebischer.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, Switzerland 2, Italy 0.
• 0': Match ends, Switzerland 2, Italy 0.