Switzerland vs Italy LIVE! Euro 2024 match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
LIVE – Updated at 15:04
Switzerland vs Italy - LIVE!
The serious business begins at Euro 2024 as the knockout stages begin with a last-16 clash between Switzerland and Italy this evening. After a two-day break, the action gets back up and running in Germany, with defending champions Italy looking to keep their hopes of going back-to-back alive.
Switzerland, though, have been impressive so far and were minutes away from topping Group A, only to concede a last-minute equaliser against Germany. They remain unbeaten at the tournament and now look to match their run at Euro 2020, when they reached the quarter-finals at the Euros for the first time.
Italy began their Group B campaign with a narrow win over Albania and were then beaten by Spain, leaving their qualification hopes in the balance. The Azzurri snatched a last-gasp draw with Croatia to book their place in the last-16, and victory here could set up a repeat of the last Euros final, with England potentially waiting in the quarter-finals for the winner. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!
Switzerland vs Italy latest updates
- Kick-off: 5pm BST | Olympiastadion
- How to watch: BBC One
- Switzerland team news: Embolo set to start
- Italy team news: Calafiori suspended
- Standard Sport prediction
Stage is set!
15:04 , Matt Verri
All eyes on Berlin this evening, for the first last-16 match, before hosts Germany then take on Denmark in Dortmund later tonight.
It’s good to have the Euros back!
Standard Sport prediction
14:57 , Matt Verri
Italy’s struggles in front of goal may be exposed by a well-drilled Switzerland side which should have confidence against the big boys after a result against Germany.
This knockout tie might be a bit of a chess game... expect it to be tight!
Switzerland to win, 1-0.
Italy team news
14:50 , Matt Verri
Italy will be without key defender Riccardo Calafiori, in a significant blow.
The Bologna centre-back has so far carried his impressive Serie A form into the European Championship but two bookings have landed him with an automatic one-game suspension as the knockout phase begins.
Italy have a number of options to replace Calafiori, with Roma’s Gianluca Mancini the most likely candidate ahead of Juventus’ Federico Gatti and Torino defender Alessandro Buongiorno.
Azzurri boss Luciano Spalletti must also decide whether to stick with the 3-5-2 formation used in the last-gasp draw against Croatia, which would also match up with Switzerland’s set-up, or return to the 4-2-3-1 system from earlier in the tournament.
In midfield, Davide Frattesi could be a more forward-thinking option than either Lorenzo Pellegrini or Jorginho. Left-back Federico Dimarco is out with a calf injury.
Predicted Italy XI: Donnarumma; Darmian, Bastoni, Mancini; Chiesa, Frattesi, Jorginho, Barella, Dimarco; Retegui, Zaccagni
(Getty Images for FIGC)
Switzerland team news
14:41 , Matt Verri
Switzerland will be missing Silvan Widmer as they battle Italy in the last 16 at Euro 2024 today.
Mainz right-back Widmer picked up his second booking of the tournament so far in the 1-1 draw against hosts Germany in the finale of Group A last week so will be absent in Berlin.
Leonidas Stergiou of Stuttgart is expected to deputise at right wing-back instead, with the impressive Michel Aebischer on the opposite flank.
Breel Embolo started his first game of the tournament against Germany, having only recently returned from a knee injury, so should start again tonight if fully fit.
Ruben Vargas and Dan Ndoye should complete the front three with Burnley’s Zeki Amdouni coming off the bench.
Predicted Switzerland XI: Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Stergiou, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas
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How to watch Switzerland vs Italy
14:35 , Matt Verri
TV channel: In the UK, today’s game will be televised live and free-to-air on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 4:30pm BST ahead of a 5pm kick-off.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online for free via the BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action right here with us!
Good afternoon!
14:29 , Matt Verri
Euro 2024 is back!
It’s been a long two days without football, but the tournament returns and the knockout stages are here.
Switzerland vs Italy kicks the last-16 off - tough to pick a winner.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off in Berlin, which comes at 5pm BST.
(Getty Images for FIGC)