In hindsight – and really, only in hindsight – this was how it was always going to end. By the end, perhaps the most damning indictment of Luciano Spalletti’s team was that it didn’t even feel like a shock. after newsletter promotionAnd yet until Freuler’s goal it was possible to speculate if Switzerland really had the killer instinct to make their superiority tell. Then, 27 seconds into the second half, a second Switzerland goal. Italy dominated the closing stages in terms of possession, and Switzerland let them.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2024 16:31 UTC