Paris (AFP)

Italy qualified for the Euro-2020 after their 2-0 win against Greece on Saturday, their seventh win in as many qualifiers, unlike Spain, who dropped their first points with his 1-1 draw in Norway and will have to wait to clinch his ticket.

A penalty from Jorginho (63) and a bypassed shot from Bernardeschi (78) gave the Nazionale its earliest qualification for a big competition, with another three games left to play in its group J.

In the absence of much pace, Marco Verratti's team-mates showed a technical mastery dressed in their new green "Renaissance" jersey, a symbol of renewal after their absence from the Russian World Cup.

A domination that was enough for the Azzurri to get a penalty after an obvious hand foul of the Greek midfielder Andreas Bouchalakis who countered the arm a goal ball. Before Bernardeschi kills the match with a deviated shot and compiles Italy's ticket for the Euro-2020 (12th June-12th July 2020), a competition she has won only once, he more than 50 years ago (1968).

For a long time, Spain has also managed to finish its qualification on Saturday, until a brutal exit from Kepa Arrizabalaga ... who gave Norway a penalty converted by Joshua King (90 + 4) for the Scandinavian equalizer.

A point not stolen for Odegaard and his family who have manhandled Robert Moreno's men in Oslo, relieved only by the return of the locker room by a superb half-volley of Saul Niguez (47th) after a badly returned ball from the Norwegian defense.

- Record for Ramos -

In the absence of qualification, La Roja celebrated the record of his captain Sergio Ramos: in line of entry, the Andalusian celebrated his 168th selection, dethroning his ex-teammate Iker Casillas (167).

Aware, he will miss the match against Sweden on Saturday but with 19 points, Spain, leading the group F, remains in a chair to qualify, well ahead of Sweden (2nd, 14 pts) and Romania (3rd, 13 pts),

For Switzerland, there is no fire at the lake but the "Nati" hangs at a worrying 3rd place in Group D after losing 1-0 to Denmark (2nd) in Copenhagen.

At the end of the clock, Granit Xhaka and his teammates folded on a blind pass in the depth of Christian Eriksen for the RB Leipzig nugget Yussuf Poulsen (84).

The only illumination of a rather rudimentary match which we will remember especially the flights of Kasper Schmeichel.

Defeat prohibited for the "Nati" against Ireland, leader, Tuesday in Geneva, if she wants to avoid having to go through the barrages of the League of Nations.

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