Euro 2020 Highlights: Italy vs Switzerland - Locatelli brace helps Italy win 3-0
UEFA Euro 2020, Italy vs Switzerland Highlights: Italy became the first team to enter the round of 16 of Euro 2020 after a 3-0 win over Switzerland in their second match.

Italy vs Switzerland, Euro 2020 Highlights: Manuel Locatelli scored either side of the half-time whistle and Ciro Immobile struck a late goal to give Italy a 3-0 win over Switzerland in Rome. Roberto Mancini's side became the first team to make it through to the knock-out stages of Euro 2020.
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Italy become the first team to enter the knock-out stage of Euro 2020 with a 3-0 win over Switzerland. Roberto Mancini's team are in top form
Immobile makes it 3-0 for Italy
89' Immobile strikes from 25 metres out, Toloi with the assist and Italy's striker has two goals in two matches now
Goal scorer Locatelli substituted
86' Locatelli walks off the ground, looking happy and content. He is replaced by Pessina. Berala is also off and he makes way for Cristante
Going through the motions
Switzerland are hardly threatening Italy and the match is heading towards a close with the hosts all set to go to the top of the table
Shaqiri is taken off
76' Xherdan Shaqiri's disappointing night comes to an end, as he makes way for Ruben Vargas
Immobile fires wide
73' A long ball sent over the top and Immobile runs down the left flank and then shoots, but the ball flies across the face of the goal. Another wasted opportunity
Twin subs for Italy
70' Insigne is off and he is replaced by Chiesa, while Berardi makes way for Toloi. Roberto Mancini giving a chance to the substitutes to get a feel of things as the Swiss look to have thrown in the towel already
Berardi comes close
65' A great run by Berardi on the right side. He cuts inside and lets one fly but it sails over the bar
Switzerland come close
64' Zuber collects on the left side and hits low but Donnarumma saves.
Swiss subs.
57' Two more changes for the Swiss, who bring Zuber and Widmer on for Schar and Mbabu.
GOOOALLLL! ITALY 2-0
52' GOOOALL! LOCATELLI MAKES IT 2-0. Barella, from the edge of the box on the right, sets up Locatelli outside the box, who rifles the bottom into bottom right corner.
YELLOW
49' YELLOW CARD! Mario Gavranovic fouls Bonucci
Italy vs Switzerland Euro 2020
45+1' And they show intent from the get-go by winning a corner. Shaqiri's attempt is deflected behind for a corner... Rodriguez takes it and it is glanced well wide by Elvedi.
HT sub for SUI
Switzerland make a half-time sub. Haris Seferovic replaced by Gavranovic.
SECOND HALF BEGINS
we are back underway for the second half.
UEFA Euro 2020 Italy vs Switzerland: HALFTIME
45+2' HALF-TIME! An exciting first half comes to an end. Italy were the far better side and Switzerland looked more or clueless at times. Definitely need to pull their socks up or else this can get worse for them
2 added minutes
Two minutes added to the first half
Italy vs Switzerland
Italy bossing the midfield, while the Swiss gameplan is visibly missing.
Italy vs Switzerland
37' SWISS DEFENCE IS ALMOST ABSENT. THAT WAS APPALLING. Xhaka gifts the possession to Italy with a loose ball. Insigne latches onto the ball and sets Spinazzola free. He basically strolls into the area and easily past Schar and tries to toe the ball into the far corner from the left but drags it wide.
CHANCE
34' CHANCE! Acerbi frees up Insigne with a simple header, who then spots Inisgne. Sommer charges with the challenge but Immobile plays the ball to Insigne, whose curling effort is cleared by Akanji
GOOALLLL AND THIS TIME, IT STAYS
26' GOOOALL AND VAR CAN'T DISALLOWED! Locatelli opens the scoring from an absolutely stunning play from Italy. Coming to the goal, it all began with a sensational diagonal ball from Locatelli to Berardi. The latter then bursts forward and then cuts it back to Locatelli, who is inside the box, from the byline. Locatelli slots the ball past the keeper.
Italy vs Switzerland: Chiellini subbed off!
Chiellini is subbed off due to a potential hamstring injury. He gives the captain's armband to Bonucci. Francesco Acerbi comes on
GOAL BUT DISALLOWED
18' GOOOALLLLL!! CHIELLINI SCORES BUT SCRATCH THAT. DISALLOWED! Insigne's inswinger is met by a forest of bodies. Chiellini, who is at the centre of the box, latches onto the loose ball and slots it home from four yards out. VAR shows the Chiellini's hand was involved
OVER
16' OVER FROM INSIGNE! Looks to set up Immobile, the ball deflects back to his leg and then he takes a shot. But fails to keep it down.
NO PENALTY
13' PENALTY SHOUT BUT NOT GIVEN! Insigne believes he has earned a penalty after going over Elvedi’s leg inside the penalty area but his request is denied

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