Italy vs Sweden: Believe in your abilities!

(Baonghean) - Italy's 3 points in the opening match gives fans a reason to light up the fire of hope for the blue team in a prestigious tournament that requires a lot of experience like Euro. Meanwhile, with what they showed in the match against the Republic of Ireland, Sweden is expected to face many difficulties against the current European runner-up tonight (8:00 p.m., June 17)...

With their maturity, bravery and experience, the Italian team (in white) defeated the Belgian team 2-0.

Before the Euro 2016 Finals started, no one thought the team in blue could win the championship. And the members of the Azzurri themselves were the same, they built themselves a solid fortress, trained hard to prepare for a major tournament where they were no longer highly rated.

Italy brought to Euro 2016 the oldest squad in the history of the Euro finals and most of them are past their prime. That is the reason why bookmakers only ranked Italy as the 6th candidate for the championship. But, that is what gives the Italian team strength.

The defensive-counterattack style, a "specialty" throughout the history of this country's football, helped the Italian team win all three points against Belgium in the key match in Group E. Italy turned that rigid style of play into an art, a science with strength based on a well-trained and extremely cohesive team, sharp in counterattack situations. The cunning, rich experience and bravery of the veterans through many major tournaments helped the blue team always know how to control the situation. The most outstanding is probably the mobility of the duo Candreva on the right wing and Giaccherini on the left wing.

Ibrahimovic alone is not enough to help Sweden create a surprise.

People talk a lot about Italy's veteran squad but forget that they are still unbeaten in official tournaments. Coach Conte's team has not lost a single match on the journey to France this Euro 2016 season. Before the victory over Belgium, Conte and his team had won 7 and drawn 3 out of 10 matches.

Although Italian football has passed its golden age, they certainly have enough wisdom and courage to defeat Sweden with too many gaps in defense and the only prominent name in attack is Ibra. In the match against the Republic of Ireland, Sweden's midfield and forward lines were completely separated, with no creative passes from the midfield. What gives the yellow team a little confidence is that Ibrahimovic once scored against Italy, sealing a 1-1 draw the last time the two teams met at the Euro finals, in 2004. However, in the history of 21 encounters, the blue team is the dominant side with 9 wins and 6 draws.

Although not highly rated for the championship this year, but what Italy is showing, winning against Sweden, who only got to France by a wild card ticket, seems certain.

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