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Switzerland v Italy team news: Bastoni starts, Dimarco doesn’t

29 June 2024 121 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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Saturday sees the start of this European Championship’s knockout stage and team news has arrived from the Round of 16 clash between Switzerland and Italy. It kicks off at 17:00 BST in Berlin.

Both finished second in their group and are therefore fortunate not to face a winner from elsewhere, although stoppage time goals provided mixed Matchday 3 fortunes.

Whereas Switzerland conceded to Germany and were denied top spot, the Italians needed a dramatic equaliser to snatch runners-up honours from Croatia.

Unimpressive so far, the reigning champions have made many changes to their starting line-up. Six, to be precise. Centre-back Alessandro Bastoni (€5.5m) overcomes illness to remain in the XI but Federico Dimarco (€5.0m) is only ready enough for the bench. Riccardo Calafiori (€4.5m) is serving a one-match suspension.

It means Gianluca Mancini (€4.5m) enters the backline, as Federico Chiesa (€7.5m), Nicolo Fagioli (€5.0m), Bryan Cristante (€5.5m) and Stephan El Shaarawy (€6.0m) also get the nod.

Furthermore, Gianluca Scamacca (€7.0m) is back as centre-forward, hoping to score for the first time this summer.

Gianluigi Donnarumma (€6.0m) starts in goal but Jorginho (€5.0m) is demoted to substitute.

Alternatively, there’s just one change for the Swiss, who’ve reached the latter stages for a sixth successive major tournament. Ruben Vargas (€6.0m) comes in for the banned Silvan Widmer (€4.5m), keeping Xherdan Shaqiri (€6.5m) on the sidelines.

Whoever wins will face either England or Slovakia in the quarter-finals.

MATCHDAY 4 TEAM NEWS

Switzerland XI – Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Rieder, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas

Italy XI – Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Mancini, Bastoni, Darmian; Barella, Fagioli, Cristante; Chiesa, Scamacca, El Shaarawy

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  1. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Nice roar from the Swiss fans to get things going in Berlin.

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    akanji fan club, 9 ball recoveries minimum please 🙂

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I am part of the Honeywell fan club, personally. Do Akanjis keep you cool?

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    2. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      As an owner, does this early Swiss control mean less chance of recoveries for him?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        tbh not sure on stuff like this, sometimes find teams in control get more ball recoveries because the opposition can't get out and just hoof it long for a CB to mop up the loose balls

        being the CCB in a back 3 seems to matter most

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      *HT update, got 5. on his way

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  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    El Shaarawy only 31 years old... Feels like ages ago I played master league on PES with AC Milan and Shaarawy.

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    1. Remi
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      The good old days

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  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    There she is. We don't have any chips, but she leaves money in the bank. < 3

    Yamal Morata Ronaldo
    Gundogan(1) Williams Fernandes(3)
    Cucurella(2) Walker Stones Cancelo
    Costa

    Pentz | Sabitzer(4), Baumgartner*, Ake

    *On a yellow

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  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Barella punt about to pay off in spades here

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  6. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Embolo telegraphed Donnaruma where he will shoot

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      He had better have no crash

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  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Donna what big hands you have

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      It's just a rumour

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    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Italians evolved this trait to spin bigger pizzas

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    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Those big hands shrinked with time

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  8. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Freuler go easy on the Pepsi!

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    thats been coming

    italy so average

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  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Yay! Assist last round and now a goal this round 🙂

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Glad I accidentally benched Donna now!

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      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        You could have subbed him anyway though?

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Not if he wants the advantage of autosubs

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        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          You can’t sub players in who have already played can you?

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          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Nope

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          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            No but you could have subbed him out had you started him.

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            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Ah yes

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            2. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              I guess what I mean is I’m glad I didn’t not start him and he kept a cleanie

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  11. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    I said a few days ago that I believe Switzerland would beat England if they meet in the next round and I’m still of the same opinion.

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      You should sit in a college campus and ask people to change your mind

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      1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I do this, but in the TK Maxx ladies changing

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          And do you ever put it away?

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      They have been ok. Not great but England can put a few past them if they want to

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Italy making them look good. Same with Germany. Both teams are pretty rubbish in my opinion

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  12. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Commentator said, "it was going in that bottom corner if it wasn't for that post!"!

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    1. IPSWICH
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Classic colemanballs.

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  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    maybe Spain were just in the easiest group all along....

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  14. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Glad I dodged the Italian defence bullet

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I have a Donnarumma sized hole to patch up. Got Maignan sub tho...

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Well played. Just one less thing to be worried about.

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    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Totti's spit incoming.

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I don’t mind an Italian spit. I hope you receive a Congolese spit.

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Fortunately for you, it seems your comment that you are not racist has been deleted so you can't be accused of contradicting yourself

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          1. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            That’s your far fetched theory

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  15. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Commentator 1: *Silence*

    Commentator 2: *Picks comment out of hat and hands it to Commentator 1*

    C1: "This game is going to be won or lost in midfield"

    C2: *Puts hat on and waits 20 mins*

    C1: And there's another bad miss

    C2: *Doffs his hat* As I said to you when we were talking pitchside before the game, Steve, "this game is going to be won or lost at both ends"

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  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    might be the worst KO routine ever, well up there anyways

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  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Good on you if you went for a punt on Vargas... never considered any player from this match.

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I took a punt on Saka and Kane.

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Under 5% ownership on both, right?

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          And playing for an underdogs

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  18. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Vargas 2-0

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  19. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Italians are so poor, I may as well have a cappuccino in the afternoon l.

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  20. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    What this game needs now is an Italian goal. Either that or a choir of yodelers in the stand.

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  21. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Switzerland are playing pretty decent football here, not taking anything away from them.

    But this is one of the worst Italy teams I can ever remember.

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  22. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    I thought it was about time to learn what ball recoveries are, but it's quite a surprise to find that it can't be found in the game rules

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    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Recovery. This is where a player recovers the ball in a situation where neither team has possession or where the ball has been played directly to him by an opponent, thus securing possession for their team.

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        That was a quote from statsperform.com

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      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Eh? So it's not a recovery to tackle someone? How about intercepting a ball? Is the team "not in possession" when passing?

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  23. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Akanji is a recovery beast

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Will call him next time I break down

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        AAkanji

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    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Had him in my team but switched to Stones last minute.

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Yeah I have Donnarumma and Akanji... Was convinced this would be a 0-0 draw.

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          For 120 mins?

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          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Thought you'd get CS for 90 mins 🙄

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            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Nope!

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    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      My captain. Mad to ask for a goal lol

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Nice punt. I considered it too, but went Gundo in the end

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  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Have you guys seen any good, new films recently. I enjoyed Late Night with the Devil a while back but struggling to find anything else with quality.

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      From the past few years

      Hundreds of Beavers
      The Holdovers
      Theater Camp
      Poor Things
      Aftersun
      When We Lost to the Germans
      Smoking Causes Coughing

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      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        In the past year, I liked Furiosa, Love Lies Bleeding, The Iron Claw, All of Us Strangers, Anatomy of a Fall, May December, but they don't make the list above. Challengers is worth watching to see if it's for you, though it wasn't really for me.

        I wanna see Late Night With the Devil. Missed it at a nearby festival when it was here, and all I really know is that it's controversial for using AI.

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          I watched and enjoyed Late Night with the Devil and never noticed the presence of AI the time. Good v shaky special effects in moments but it felt like the time period it was made more than anything. I guess reading about that controversy before watching the film may spoil it for some but I liked it.

          I remember liking The Holdovers trailer and forgot about it, will need to see that one.

          I really struggled to get into Iron Claw, a family tragedy but I found it difficult to get into the characters portraying it.

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          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            They only used it in the process of creating a couple of 1970s-style title cards, so it would be easily missed, but people were angry about it being used at all in any capacity.

            Yeah Iron Claw is quite intense experience if you get into it, but there are plenty barriers to immersion. Not a classic.

            The Holdovers is nothing special, and yet it's perfect. A new Christmas classic!

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Movies I've watched recently:

      Talk to me
      Fractured
      Upgrade

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Thanks both

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  25. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    There have been some price changes. Gundo, Sabitzer, Guehi and Mittelstadt up 0.1 amongst others.

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Cheers. But not that important for such a short term game.

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      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Yep, I have 4.5m in the bank currently. I think that some were expecting players to rise by 0.2 or 0.3 as has happened is past tournaments which would have been more significant.

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  26. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Did not expect Italy to be this poor.

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  27. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Duah Lipa on after Glastonbury last night.

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  28. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Hawk Duah just entered the pitch

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  29. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Mittelstadt and Wirtz dropped for Raum and Sane!
    Havertz starts! Fullkrug starts on the bench again.

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  30. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Raum starts...

    "Some guy on twitter" was right it seems

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