Euro 2020: Locatelli brace helps Italy hammer Switzerland 3-0, book place in Round of 16

Euro 2020: Italy became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages as they sealed a table-topping 3-0 win over a lackluster Switzerland side in Rome on Wednesday.

Italy proved they are not dark-horses but contenders with a clinical 3-0 hammering of Switzerland in their Group A match of Euro 2020 in Rome on Wednesday. With the win, Roberto Mancini's men became the first team at the competition to qualify for the Round of 16. A classy display from two-goal Star of the Match Manuel Locatelli @Heineken | #EUROSOTM | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/AjDE6eeis5 Manuel Locatelli bagged a brace of goals for the first time in his career as he came up with two superb finishes. The Sassuolo midfielder has shown he is ready for the big stage as attention from Premier League and fellow Italy sides are being reported.