Here we are, almost everything is ready in Berlin for the challenge between Switzerland and Italy at the Olympiastadion. The Italian national team led by Luciano Spalletti is just now leaving the hotel where they have their retreat, located about 10 kilometers from the stadium where the eighth-finals will be played at 18:00.
The blue group, after the technical meeting, is thus on the road, leaving the retreat greeted by dozens of fans full of enthusiasm. At the Olympiastadion, however, the gates have already been opened with the first fans already inside the stadium well in advance of the kick-off. Less than three hours before kick-off there is confidence in the possibility of fielding Alessandro Bastoni: the left-footed defender is better and should make it. These are the probable lineups for Switzerland-Italy:
Switzerland (3-4-2-1) – Summer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Stergiou, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas, Embolo
Italy (4-3-3) – Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Mancini, Bastoni (Good Morning), Darmian; Cristante, Fagioli, Barella; Church, Scamacca (Retegui), El Shaarawy