Switzerland vs Italy

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 5 Sep 2021, 18:45
Switzerland
Switzerland
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Italy
Italy
🏟 St. Jakob-Park (Basel) 👤 Carlos del Cerro Round 5

Match report

Switzerland played out a goalless draw with Italy in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 5 September 2021.

Italy had 10 shots to Switzerland's 8.

The match was played at St. Jakob-Park (Basel), with Carlos del Cerro in charge.

Possession 48% - 52% Shots 8 - 10 On target 2 - 7 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 16 - 7 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Yann Sommer
Switzerland · 7 saves
8 Gianluigi Donnarumma captained the side
8 Manuel Locatelli 63 passes (89% accurate)
7 Silvan Widmer captained the side
7 Manuel Akanji captained the side
First half vs second half
Switzerland stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–5 7–5
Shots On Goal 0–3 2–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 2–0 6–2
Attacks 66–54 46–51
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
112 Attacks 105
36 Dangerous Attacks 38
2 On Target 7
6 Off Target 4
8 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 7
8 Corners 2
0 Offsides 5
48% Ball Possession 52%
4 Yellow Cards 1
7 Saves 2
479 Passes Total 550
407 Passes Accurate 479
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Switzerland · 4-3-2-1
1 Y. Sommer
3 S. Widmer 5 M. Akanji 4 N. Elvedi 13 R. Rodríguez
20 M. Aebischer 10 F. Frei 15 D. Sow
11 R. Steffen 14 S. Zuber
9 H. Seferovic
Italy · 4-3-3
21 G. Donnarumma
2 G. Lorenzo 19 L. Bonucci 3 G. Chiellini 13 E. Palmieri
18 N. Barella 8 Jorginho 5 M. Locatelli
11 D. Berardi 17 C. Immobile 10 L. Insigne
Switzerland
Coach
M. Yakin
Substitutes
  • 21 Gregor Kobel
  • 12 Yvon Mvogo
  • 2 Ulisses Garcia
  • 19 Jordan Lotomba
  • 22 Fabian Schär
  • 23 Cedric Zesiger
  • 6 Denis Zakaria
  • 16 Christian Fassnacht
  • 18 Ruben Vargas
  • 8 Sandro Lauper
  • 17 Dan Ndoye
  • 7 Andi Zeqiri
Italy
Coach
R. Mancini
Substitutes
  • 20 Pierluigi Gollini
  • 1 Salvatore Sirigu
  • 23 Alessandro Bastoni
  • 4 Davide Calabria
  • 15 Rafael Tolói
  • 14 Federico Chiesa
  • 6 Marco Verratti
  • 16 Bryan Cristante
  • 7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • 22 Nicolò Zaniolo
  • 12 Matteo Pessina
  • 9 Giacomo Raspadori
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ F. Chiesa ↓ D. Berardi Italy
  • 59' ↑ N. Zaniolo ↓ C. Immobile Italy
  • 63' ↑ U. Garcia ↓ R. Rodríguez Switzerland
  • 63' ↑ D. Zakaria ↓ D. Sow Switzerland
  • 63' ↑ R. Vargas ↓ S. Zuber Switzerland
  • 71' ↑ C. Fassnacht ↓ R. Steffen Switzerland
  • 77' ↑ M. Verratti ↓ M. Locatelli Italy
  • 86' ↑ A. Zeqiri ↓ H. Seferović Switzerland
  • 90' ↑ G. Raspadori ↓ L. Insigne Italy
  • 90' ↑ M. Pessina ↓ N. Barella Italy
Cards
  • 6' D. Sow Switzerland
  • 41' G. Chiellini Italy
  • 59' M. Aebischer Switzerland
  • 68' N. Elvedi Switzerland
  • 87' F. Frei Switzerland
Head-to-head
Switzerland 1 2 draws 1 Italy
2024-06-29 Switzerland vs Italy 2 - 0
2021-11-12 Italy vs Switzerland 1 - 1
2021-09-05 Switzerland vs Italy 0 - 0
2021-06-16 Italy vs Switzerland 3 - 0
Recent form
Switzerland D D L W W
Italy L W L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Switzerland vs Italy?
Switzerland drew 0-0 against Italy on 5 September 2021.
Who won Switzerland vs Italy?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Switzerland vs Italy played?
The match was played at St. Jakob-Park (Basel).
Who had more possession in Switzerland vs Italy?
Italy had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.