Article Title: “Lazio Striker Matthias Zaccagni Talks Strategy and Expectations Ahead of Italia’s Euro 2024 Match Against Switzerland”

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The Lazio striker two days before the match against the Swiss: “We know how to come out in the moments that count, that’s what we expect”

27 giu 2024

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If on Saturday evening theItalia will be able to face the Swiss in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 it will also be thanks to Matthias Zaccagniwhich with its splendid Last-gasp goal against Croatia gave qualification to the Azzurri: “They were intense days, it was a very strong emotion – the words of the Lazio striker to the microphones of UEFA -. Obviously we didn’t think that a draw was necessarily needed, but fortunately it arrived. Now we think just to prepare for a very important match against Switzerland. We will need a great match to beat them and go to the quarterfinals. They are strong and compact, we have already seen some videos… Calafiori will give us some advice (he played at Basel in 2022). /23, ed.) It’s sad that he’s disqualified, but his replacement will certainly be up to the task.”

The match against the Swiss could be an opportunity to shake up a team that has so far appeared lackluster: “We have always known that the national team often suffers and then comes out on top in the moments that matter. Now we expect exactly that from ourselves.”

Then we talked about Game systems: “I’m a natural left winger, so my ideal system is 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. They’re my favourites, but whatever formation Spalletti chooses will obviously be fine.”

As also underlined by Buongiorno, the scoreboard between now and the final could smile on the Azzurri: “It’s quite favorable, but everyone is playing it with everyone else. The less famous teams are putting the big ones in difficulty. I particularly liked Austria and Switzerland. I thank the fans and I hope they support us as they have done up to now.”

We then talked about it again comparison between his goal and Del Piero’s against Germany in 2006: “Our goals are similar. Del Piero has been my idol since I was a child. I met him at Coverciano before the European Championships, he called me after the match and congratulated me. They were intense days. We experienced very strong emotions. Now, however, we only think about Switzerland”.

Finally a message to the blue fans: “First of all I thank them for the warmth they have given me in these days, I have received thousands and thousands of messages. I am very happy, I thank them and I hope they continue to support us as they have done until now”.