My prediction about Italy qualifying from the round of 16 was ultimately wrong. I had Italy as favorites to win and advance to the quarterfinals, but Switzerland really did a good job. Switzerland beat Italy with a score of 2-0, it was very good to prove itself better than Italy. Of course I feel a little disappointed at Italy's failure to change their style of play, this is not at all what I expected.
This is why we cannot consider Switzerland as an easy opponent because they are the dark horse in this Euro competition. Previously they managed to hold Germany to qualify from the group stage and in this match we can see that Italy is so troubled by the game and the neat cooperation shown by Switzerland.Italy could not even play well as their main problem remained the same as in the group stage where their finishing was really bad which made this match an advantage for Switzerland.
On the other hand, Switzerland seemed to play carefree in this match and they played without pressure which allowed their players to reach their prime where they could outperform Italy even with the majority of players who were better than them.
The first 2 matches in the Round of 16 have scored 4 goals now and we must congratulate hosts Germany and Switzerland for being the first 2 clubs to qualify for the quarter finals.
