Switzerland-Italy/ Spalletti remembers the World Cup, Yakin: We also prepared the penalties

2024-06-29 12:30:00, Sport CNA

Switzerland-Italy/ Spalletti remembers the World Cup, Yakin: We also prepared

Italy and Switzerland face each other, in the match valid for the 1/8 stage in the European.

The two national teams want at all costs to advance to the quarterfinals, while the game is played only for victory. It will be a hard-fought match, just like the matches between the two teams have been in the past.

For Italy, it will be a special match, as it is played in Berlin, where in 2006, they won the World Cup.

This moment was also remembered by the coach of the Azzurri, Luciano Spalletti, at the press conference, saying that he also reminded the players.

"Everyone remembers when we won the World Cup in Berlin in 2006. In the technical staff we have a legend like Buffon, who reminded everyone of that moment. We have once again experienced all the excitement we had watching the match once again. The cane is fine. He trained with the team and made things a little easier for us. Dimarco is not ready and will not play. We have to do more than what we have done so far, so that we can make Italians proud. The draw put us in a difficult group and the players didn't adapt. Now I expect to see the players more relaxed because it is a direct elimination match. There are no excuses, the time to do something is now. We will only go to the next round if we win the challenge. ", Spalletti said.

On the other side, the coach of Switzerland, Murat Yakin, admitted the difficulties of the match, while emphasizing that his team has also prepared for penalties.

" We had time to practice penalties as well. All players had a chance to shoot one in practice and we took some notes. But, of course, it's not the same when you're under pressure and in a stressful situation. We have the experience from the last competition, but I hope that the game will see us triumphant. We have fought hard to get here, and these are very special matches. In every year, the Swiss national team has developed interesting games. We are very happy to play against Italy, it will be a very open game. I don't want to say who is the favorite. We know their qualities, their tactics and their temperament, so it will be something special and we hope it will be a match similar to the ones we have had with them before. Italy is the home of tactical football, and I really like how they do things. They defend as a team and as one soul. We have prepared for everything, but in the end we have to focus on my system, which is to control the opponents and surprise them. ", said Yakin.

The match between Italy and Switzerland is scheduled to be played this Saturday, starting at 18:00.