Sweden-Slovakia, challenge between two teams in good shape

Two teams in positive phase, with a win and a draw and good performances on the field, meet tomorrow in St. Petersburg for the second round of Group E, which could already give some answers in view of the next round. On the one hand, Sweden resisted the onslaught of Spain and on the other hand Slovakia blocked Robert Lewandowski. The two selections rely on a strong defense, and dream of the round of 16.

    A small alarm comes from the national team of captain Hamsik, with the positivity to Covid found in the Lazio defender Denis Vavro, and in a member of the technical staff of the national team.

    These are the first positive tests for Covid-19 since the beginning of Euro 2020. Vavro is asymptomatic and has been placed in isolation.

    For Slovak coach Stefan Tarkovic "victories like the one against Poland are to be enjoyed, but it is true that after five minutes of fame comes 20 minutes of work. We are going in the right direction, we must take advantage of the performance against Poland, we will work to eliminate their shortcomings and certainly we can do it. I expect a balanced duel, I can't wait "The Swedish team for Marek Hamsik is" physically fit, fast, tireless, combative. A difficult opponent ", but adds that" we want to repeat the performance on Monday, we played for each other, we gave everything on the pitch, the team was fundamental and it will be like this again.

    "Good vibes" also for the Swedish coach Janne Andersson, who however stressed that against the Slovaks "we will not play as we did with Spain, which were more aggressive on the ball. We are happy with how the game went, we think about tomorrow. to be more in control of the match, while they are strong in counterattacks. I don't think Slovakia will press as high as Spain, and so we can show other aspects of our game. The key will be to adapt to the way we play. The other week we have played against Armenia, a team that defends even further back, and we played an excellent game in attack ", he concluded.

    "A very tough game, of course - captain Sebastian Larsson anticipates -. We are a bit too low in our defensive game, but there is really nothing wrong with our job. An away point against Spain was a great match. start of the championship. We must not forget that Slovakia won against Poland, who are also a good team. There are many good players we have to watch out for. If we can combine the defensive effort we made against Spain with the right offensive game, we have every opportunity to exit the game with a good result ", concluded.