“Our first goal is to bring joy and happiness to our supporters,” he said. “We achieved this three years ago even if we did not make it out of the group stage.” In the fight with Portugal, France and Germany, the Hungarians had failed on the edge.
This year, after a virtuous series of 14 matches without defeat, they hope for another destiny in a more affordable group. “But Switzerland is a very strong team. Very solid in defense. Perfectly armed in the midfield with Granit Xhaka. And impactful in attack, underlines the Italian technician. We have studied his game. My players know what they have to do tomorrow on the pitch. The pressure on their shoulders will be very great, but I want to believe that they will know how to relieve it.
This almost limitless confidence can be found in the words of Loïc Nego. Born in Paris 33 years ago and Hungarian international since the fall of 2020, the Le Havre defender simply says that he “wants to go all the way in this Euro”. “Switzerland commands immense respect because of its results over the past ten years and because of the presence in its ranks of great players,” he said. “But we also have assets. We have worked a lot on our strengths, on what we have to do to win this first game.”
