Euro-2024
"If we move forward, the road ahead may become like an empty highway." Materazzi: about the Italy-Switzerland match
Marco Materazzi, the former defender of the Italian national team, spoke about the upcoming national team meeting with Switzerland in the 1/8 finals of the European Championship and shared a possible future struggle. We remind you that the meeting will occur on Saturday, June 29.
"There are no more Euro favorites, and beating Switzerland can be challenging. Yakin can count on players in the Italian, German, and English leagues. This is a balanced team with good players and a goalkeeper like Sommer. They are underrated but experienced.
Against Germany, they impressed me with their confidence and fitness. However, the problem of Italy must be somewhere other than Switzerland. Italy must confirm that they are not a problem.
The road ahead may become like an empty highway if we move forward. Players had better not think about it; otherwise, the highway would turn into a narrow lane. We saw a similar path in 2006 when we reached Germany (semi-final of the tournament). It looks easy, but it's not," Materazzi said by Football Italia, referring to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
