Tops
Manuel Locatelli
Sassuolo's midfielder has been impressive in all areas of the pitch.
He is the author of the goal which allows the Italians to open the scoring on a magnificent service from his teammate in club Berardi in the 26th minute, in an action he himself had initiated with a cross pass for his teammate. in Sassuolo.
He will double the bet with a sublime clear strike at the entrance to the surface on the restart (52nd).
Elected man of the match, he scored on his only two shots and was ultra-influential in all areas of the game: projecting quickly, with line-breaking passes and good interceptions.
He is the first Italian to score a brace since Balotelli against Germany in 2012.
The ambitious Italian game plan
Italy were flamboyant against Switzerland, playing very attacking football, with very good transitions. Stifling the Nati from the start of the match, they are pressing on each Swiss possession, which retains the ball with difficulty but fails to cross the center line. When the Italians have the ball, often recovered by one of the elements of the middle Jorginho or Barella, they play fast, always forward, are easily on the front of the attack. Each has its role, but slides perfectly when needed, constantly bringing movement. This Italian team is beautiful and coherent, and seems perfectly well established, carried by Locatelli, Insigne, Bonucci or Barella. No name that really stands out. In Italy the star is Mancini,who managed to resuscitate this team after the non-qualification for the 2018 World Cup, and set up this game that makes the entire Stadio Olimpico rise.
Flops
Yann Sommer
The Swiss doorman will not have made any stops.
3 Italian shots on target, 3 goals.
If it is difficult to blame him on the first goal since he is alone against Locatelli in the box, the next two are more questionable.
On Sassuolo's perfect shot from the middle, he remained nailed, watching the ball rush into his small left net.
At the end of the match, when Ciro Immobile comes to try his luck from afar, the goalkeeper is too far from his line.
Even if he relaxes fully, he only grazes the ball which is lodged in the other small net.
Not very reassuring on a corner, it more or less fills its angle.
No more reassuring for his defenders who are often caught behind their backs, he does not advise them.
Swiss inconsistency
Switzerland's second match in this Euro and yet the team still seems to discover itself. On the attacking front, Embolo and Seferovic struggle to get balloons and fail to combine together. The worst being the midfielder, despite the "guarantees" that Xhaka and Shaqiri must provide, which did not see the light of day under the pressure put by Italy. A simple pass allows Italy to break the Swiss lines. The players do not move together, and one wonders what the Swiss game plan is. The defense is struggling to align rigorously, for example coming to cover Locatelli on the first goal. The changes made by Petkovic will not have changed much, except that the Swiss seemed to react briefly towards the 60th. Not enough,and Immobile will come to register the goal of 3-0 in the 88th.
