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Euro 2024 / Group Stage
Stadium de Toulouse / 17.06.2016
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    Fraser Masefield

    Updated 17/06/2016 at 14:52 GMT


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    Sweden's danger man: Zlatan Ibrahimovic can become the first player to score at four different European Championships. He has six goals in 11 matches so far - including one against Italy at Euro 2004.
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    Erik Hamren's first match as Sweden coach was against Italy in November 2009, when Giorgio Chiellini scored the only goal in a friendly victory for the Azzurri. That was the teams' last meeting.
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    13.30
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    Antonio Candreva (via goal.com): "Ibrahimovic is a great player, he'd be a threat to any team but we have to play our own game first of all. We must be good at exploiting their weaknesses. Ibrahimovic has shown how good he is on the pitch. We always expect a lot from him, it's normal. We were already preparing for Sweden, we have tested specific tactics. Every game must be addressed as against Belgium, we would like to close the group against Sweden."
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    13.25
    Antonio Conte (via Uefa): We’ve only played one game so it’s not like we’re in the midst of a tournament where you have to consider the energy levels. We’ve had four days and that has been enough time to recover and prepare for the Sweden game.”
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    Confirmation of Antonio Conte's starting XI.
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    A tough match to call? Italy have lost only six of 22 meetings with Sweden (W10, D6). However, the Azzurri's record against the Swedes in competitive games is four wins, two draws and four defeats.
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    And today's line-ups are in!
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    Sweden may have to cope without right-back Mikael Lustig, who suffered a groin injury during the opening match against Ireland. Centre-back Erik Johansson is standing by, with Victor Lindelof switching to right-back. No injury concerns for Italy.
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    13.00
    Perhaps Tim Peake should talk to England before the Slovakia match?
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    12.55
    Hello and welcome to our LIVE text and social media coverage as Italy seek to progress to the knockout stage against Sweden at Toulouse’s Stadium Municipal. Team news coming up shortly.
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