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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. dirtmcgirt
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Goddamn Nageslmann being coy with his team

    Knew it'd be Raum but was too scared

    Though I was gonna play Fullkrug too

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  2. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    I was right. Hope I helped the community

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2024/06/29/fanteam-beat-the-pundits-scout-team-review-transfers/?hc_page=1&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_26635307

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  3. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Not surecwh

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      **Not sure what people expected…
      That’s about right for this pile of sh!7e Italy squad.
      We literally have nothing…
      No 10, winger, striker, Pirlo, leaders…
      Terrible.
      Luckily I went for 4 Switzerland at the back

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    no Fullkrug 😥 punt fail damn

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    1. fenixri
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Will get minutes surely

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    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Damn. I dodged that bullet too

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    3. dirtmcgirt
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      I changed for Havertz like 10 minutes before the deadline

      Füllkrug will probably get more points anyway though lol

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  5. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Defending Champions sent packing

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  6. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Sky what a catch, wow!

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  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Good start with the budget midfield!

    Freuler | Sabitzer | Baumgartner | Silva | Gundogan

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Freuler wow. That’s a f brave pick!

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        I’ve had insane luck this championship!

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Ruined it all missing MD3 deadline though

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        2. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Well done. Need that luck with my punts

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  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    How come Wirtz is benched?

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      The Coach didn’t include him in the starting lineup I guess

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        He was their best attacking player MD3

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        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Musiala looked better imo. Wirtz was great in MD1.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      not a natural wide player

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

    Raum(C) might do something miraculous to make up for Fullkrug

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      No tah is big.

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  10. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Musiala ©

    Go Havertz too, since I had no time to change him to Mbappe. (Was 1.5m short)

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

      And had very little time.

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  11. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    This was my final team btw:

    Ronaldo - Kane - Havertz
    Williams - Pedri - Musiala
    Cancelo - Carvajal - Cucurella - Guehi
    Pickford

    Costa - Sabitzer - Van Dijk - Fernandes

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Nice, Havertz could be a good differential

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

        Thank you & let's hope so.

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  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    They should have selected Bonucci! They’ve looked leaky at the back all championship

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Call Spaletti

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  13. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Feeling smug with my Akanji pick and a tenner on Switzerland to go through, the signs were there with Italy being shite in the group stages.

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    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      How many balls recovered?

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      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        6 recoveries for 2pts

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    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Zaccagni’s goal fooled me

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  14. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Who got MOTM?

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Hope they give it to Vargas

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    2. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Vargas.

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    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Hope it's Akanji but would probably be Vargas

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    4. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Vargas https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/match/2036198--Switzerland-vs-Italy/

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    5. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Boooo should be I can G

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