On June 30th, in the Round of 16 of the European Championship, Italy conceded another goal right after the start of the second half against Switzerland, finding themselves in a desperate 0-2 deficit. In this European Championship, Italy has already conceded 5 goals, surpassing the total goals conceded in the 2020 European Championship (4 goals) when they won the title.
In this European Championship, the Italian team has not been playing smoothly. In the first match of the group stage against Albania, they conceded a lightning-fast goal in just 23 seconds, creating the fastest goal in European Championship history. However, the team managed to miraculously turn the game around, winning 2-1. In the second match, Italy lost 0-1 to Spain, facing a defeat. In the final match of the group stage, Italy only managed to draw 1-1 against Croatia after Zaccagni scored the equalizer in the final minutes, securing their spot in the knockout stages as runners-up with a record of 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
In the knockout stage, Italy found themselves in a 0-2 deficit at the beginning of the second half against Switzerland in the Round of 16, having already conceded 5 goals in this tournament.
In the 2020 European Championship, Italy only conceded 4 goals throughout the entire tournament, which helped them win the title. The current Italian team has now completely abandoned their former tradition.
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