Led by skipper Z.Ibrahimovic, Sweden managed to scrape a one-one draw in their opener against R.Ireland, and they will need to develop dramatically to get a conclusion against A.Conte's men.Exceedingly underrated ahead of the tourney,Italy's performance rivaly Belgium was a masterclass in tactical nous that they will hopefully to repeat at Toulouse's Stadium Municipal.
Date: Friday, June 17
Time: 2 p.m. BST, 9 a.m. ET
TV Info: The match will be broadcast on ITV (for UK viewers) and ESPN (for U.S. viewers).
Italy are now on a 3 game winning race after their defeat of Belgium and could take some telling momentum into the knockout rounds in Les Blues if they continue to perform as they did in their opener.
Sweden, meanwhile, have gained only one match in their last 5 outings having claimed a three-zero triumph over Wales in a pre-tourney friendly.
Sweden will need him to be on top form if they are to get a consequence against Italy, however,the 34-year-old will have one of the best defences in the tourney to deal with.
Italy's BBC—A.Barzagli, L.Bonucci and G.Chiellini—are a perfect defensive trio, and the Swedish attack will need to perform to their precise best to get past them, after which they will have the mythical G.Buffon to beat.
They were underdogs against Belgium, but that will not be the case against the Swedes, and E.Hamren's team are improbable to allow Italy as much space going forward.
Favourite Team:Italy
