This afternoon begins the third and last day of the group stage of Euro 2020 . Group A closes at 6:00 p.m. on two stages. In the Olympic of Rome the Italy – Wales is played, while at the same time, the Switzerland – Turkey is played in Baku. La Azzurra and the team led by Gareth Bale – which in the worst case scenario would be one of the best third places – are already classified and will play first place. Switzerland is obliged to win to be at least third and qualify for the second round. For their part, Turkey, who have not scored yet, have to win to be third, but their goal-average makes it very difficult for them to get into the next phase.
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Minute 15 – Donnaruma almost got involved
Wales squeezed in pressure and Bale was about to steal it from Donnaruma. He risked the goal quite a bit.
Minute 15 – Bernardeschi appears
Distant shot that catches down Ward. The premises are growing at times.
Minute 14 – Another from Italy
Center now from the left that Chiesa does not reach.
Minute 13 – Tighten Italy
Chiesa center to which no one arrives. The Italian team begins to look for the goal.
Minute 12 – Belotti is almost here
Bastoni’s center from the left and Belotti who is about to hunt him down in the small area. The ‘Rooster’ seemed offside.
Minute 10 – Domina Italy
In Rome there are no goals, no chances. The dominance is Italian, but at the moment they are not approaching with danger to the goal defended by Ward. The tie serves them both.
Minute 6 – 🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND GOAL!
WHAT A GREAT GOAL FROM SEFEROVIC! Goooooooooal from Switzerland! Great attacking play from Petrovik, which ends with a great cross shot from outside the ram’s area. There is nothing Cakir can do. SWITZERLAND 1-0 TURKEY.
Minute 4 – Stop Sommer!
Turkey has gone into desperation. Very strong shot from outside the area that Sommer clears.
Minute 1 – THE LAST DAY OF GROUP A BEGINS!
Roll the ball in Baku and Rome. ITALY 0-0 WALES and SWITZERLAND 0-0 TURKEY.
17:53 – Everything prepared in Rome and Baku
The four teams jump to the grass of Rome and Baku! We remember that the two games are played at the same time. Italy plays at home to Wales, for the first place in the group. Switzerland and Turkey are measured in Azerbaijan, looking for a sufficient income to be one of the four thirds that enter the eighth.
17:45 – Switzerland and Turkey, supporting actors
🇨🇭🇹🇷 Switzerland and Turkey will not be mere spectators of the day. The stakes are high also in the match being played in Baku. Specifically, the classification of both. The two are bound to win. The draw does not serve anyone and the victory, in the case of the Turks, would serve them if it is by a landslide. Switzerland has one point and, adding all three, it would ensure its presence in the next phase, at least as one of the best third parties. They can be second, if Wales lose and, in addition, they manage to overcome the current difference of five goals. Turkey, for its part, needs to score to be able to aspire to be one of the four best third third. In the last European Championship they were left out with three points and an average goal of -2. Now, it’s -5.
17:39 – Wales, for the surprise
🏴 Second European Championship for the Welsh team, after debuting and being the great revelation in 2016, where they reached the semifinals and were eliminated by the champion Portugal. So, they finished first in a group with England, Slovakia and Russia. Today, they want to repeat the success of that one, in a more demanding group than that and, in principle, with a worse team than then. Bale exerts the leadership of a country that has already reached its classification for the eighth. If they are very bad today, they will be third, but one of the four best, with four points; but if they win they will break the odds once more and qualify first ahead of Italy.
17:32 – Surprising eleven of Mancini
🇮🇹 the Italy already qualified for the knockout stages. Mancini’s men have won their two games 3-0 and are assured of their presence in the next phase. However, it depends on what happens today in Rome to know if they will be second or first. If they were first, they would face the second of group C (Russia or Finland), while being second they would go to one side of the table a priori easier and they would be measured to the second of B (Ukraine or Austria). Perhaps that is the key to why there are so many changes in the Azzurra to face this important match against Wales. Up to eight changes from the second match.
17:26 – 🇹🇷 Turkey, for an impossible
The Turks have it complicated, who go out in Baku for the third place with: Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Soyuncu, Muldur; Ayhan; Under, Tufan, Kahveci, Calhanoglu; and Yilmaz.
17:20 – 🇨🇭 Switzerland, for qualification
The Helvetians need victory and come out against Turkey with: Sommer; Elvedi, Akanji, Rodríguez; Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Zuber; Shaquiri; Seferovic and Embolo .
17:15 – 🏴 No rotations in Wales
Unlike his rival, Wales goes with everything, in search of the first place. They come out at the Olympic in Rome with: Ward; Gunter, Rodon, Ampadu; Roberts, Allen, Morrell, Williams, Bale, James, and Ramsey.
17:10 – 🇮🇹 The eleven of Italy
Muchos cambios en el equipo with el que sale Mancini. La Azzurra goes with: Donnaruma; Toloi, Bonucci, Bastoni, Emerson; Jorginho, Pessina, Verratti; Church, Bernardeschi y Belotti.
17:00 – Welcome to the last day of group A!
This afternoon the first of the groups of Euro 2020 closes. After 10 days of competition, today we will know how Group A finally looks. Italy and Wales play first position in Rome. Mancini’s men have won the first two games with authority and lead with six points, while the Welsh are second with four points. The tie would certify the passing of both as first and second, respectively, while the victory of the Azzurra would ensure the first place, leaving the second place in Wales at the expense of what happens in Turkey – Switzerland, although the British, with a goal difference of 3-1 are guaranteed to be one of the best third parties. If Bale’s win, they will pass as first.
At the same time and 3,100 kilometers away from the Italian capital, Turkey – Switzerland is played. Baku hosts the second match that closes group A of this Euro 2020 . In it, Switzerland can certify its classification as second in the group or secure third place. If the Helvetians, who have a point, win, they could unseat Wales from second place, provided they lose to Italy. If not, they would be third but they would make sure to be in the round of 16 as one of the best four, with four points. The tie would leave them with two points, with no real options to get among the four best third parties. The defeat would put them last, putting Turkey as third. However, the Turks have a goal difference of 0-5, so it would be very difficult to reach the last 16.
