Euro: Italy, first nation to qualify for the round of 16

Two matches, two wins, six goals scored, none conceded: Italy is back!

After her notable absence from the 2018 World Cup, Squadra azzura shows that she will have to be counted on in this Euro 2020. Victorious over Switzerland (3-0), Wednesday evening, during the second day of the group stage , Italy secured a place in the final table. 

The player: Manuel Locatelli

Sassuolo's midfielder offered himself a brace against Switzerland, synonymous with qualifying for the round of 16.

A first in the 26th, worthy of an attacker, a second in the 52nd, with a strike at the entrance to the surface.

In a noisy Olympic stadium in Rome, the 23-year-old player came out in the 86th to a standing ovation from the stadium. 

The record: Giorgio Chiellini

The captain of the Italian team Giorgio Chiellini showed up on Wednesday evening. Just after a goal from a corner that was denied to him for a hand, the 36-year-old Italian player cleared the ball in touch and requested his replacement by touching his thigh in the 24th minute, suggesting a muscle injury. The stainless 

 had become a few minutes earlier the Italian international having played the most matches at the Euro with a fourteenth record meeting, according to the statistician Opta.