The Italy Men's National Team were unceremoniously dumped out of the 2024 European Championship on Saturday evening after losing 2-0 against Switzerland in Berlin.

Luciano Spalletti made yet another change of shape for the round of 16, opting for a 4-3-3, and made a raft of personnel changes from the Croatia match.

The Azzurri were not at it from the first whistle and Remo Freuler's opener towards the end of the first half came much later than it could have done.

The second half then began disastrously as Switzerland scored after 27 seconds after Italy gave the ball away immediately from their own kick-off. From there, it was clear that the holders were heading home.

The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with Euan Burns, Conor Clancy, and Kevin Pogorzelski to chat through the disappointing action.

Player ratings: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-switzerland-player-ratings-euro-2024

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The Italy Men's National Team have confirmed their place in the Round of 16 at the 2024 European Championship round of 16 after a dramatic and unconvincing 1-1 draw with Croatia in Leipzig.

After Gianluigi Donnarumma had kept Luka Modric out from the penalty spot and the Real Madrid midfielder then scored within a minute of his missed spot kick, Mattia Zaccagni struck with the last kick of the game after eight minutes had been added in stoppages to put the Azzurri through and likely send Croatia home.

The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with, Conor Clancy and Alasdair Mackenzie - fresh back in Rome having been in Germany - talking through the game and where it leaves Italy, beyond being in the knockout rounds.

Post-match article: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-qualification-euro-2024-knockout-stages-croatia-little-to-convince/

Player ratings vs Croatia: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-croatia-player-ratings-euro-2024/

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The Italy Men's National Team are not certain of their place in the 2024 European Championship round of 16 after a 1-0 defeat to Spain in Gelsenkirchen.

Luciano Spalletti's side came into the game against La Roja knowing that a win would see them through to the knockout stages, but they were overawed by a Spain side that was crisp in the pass and could waltz into the final third with ease.

The fact that only one goal separated the sides by the final whistle was only down to the great display from Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper made a string of great saves to keep Italy in it, but an equaliser would have been wholly undeserved.

The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with Euan Burns, Conor Clancy, Vito Doria and Alasdair Mackenzie phoning in from the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen to chat through the action.

Alasdair's report: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-spain-euro-2024-report-outclassed-calafiori

The Italy player ratings: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-spain-player-ratings-euro-2024

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