Switzerland Vs Italy: Gli Azzurri Held Back Again But Set An International Loss Record, 36 Games In A Row!

JAKARTA - The Italian national team had to settle for one point after being held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in the 2022 World Cup qualification for the European zone. However, the result was enough for the Gli Azzurri to set an international record for 36 matches in a row.

Group C continued match was played at St. Stadium. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland on Sunday local time (Monday WIB), just three days after Italy equaled the international unbeaten record previously shared by Brazil and Spain.

Launching Antara, now, with a 0-0 draw in Switzerland, Italy is the sole holder of the international unbeaten record in the form of 36 consecutive matches.

Another country that has the opportunity to catch up to this record is Algeria, which currently has a record of 29 games in a row without losing.

Roberto Mancini's team actually had a golden opportunity to win the match if Jorginho was able to convert Italy's penalty kick in the 53rd minute.

#Nazionale L'Italia sbatte su Sommer, a Basilea la Svizzera ferma gli #Azzurri sullo 0-0📊 Arriva il 36° risultato utile consecutivo: record!#SvizzeraItalia #WCQ #VivoAzzurro https://t.co/ ZYb1ls8HtT

— Nazionale Italiana ️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri) September 5, 2021

Instead, the midfielder, who had just been awarded the 2020/21 UEFA Player of the Year, found his penalty shoot-out too close to goalkeeper Yann Sommer's reach, who quickly secured the round skin.

It became one of Sommer's seven saves throughout the match against threats made by the Italian players.

Meanwhile goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had saved the Italian goal from Denis Zakaria's shot in the 84th minute, while another slick opportunity for Switzerland from Manuel Akanji's header three minutes before halftime still floated thin on the side of the goal.

Despite being able to break the new record, the 0-0 score against Switzerland followed another less than optimal result for Italy, who were previously held to a 1-1 draw by Bulgaria three days ago.

Italy certainly wants to immediately correct that trend when they host Lithuania at the MAPEI Stadium on Wednesday the day after tomorrow when Switzerland travels to Northern Ireland in another match.