Italy (1-0-0) meets Sweden (0-1-0) in Group E play in the 2016 European Championship on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, France.
Sweden tied Ireland, 1-1, in its opener, while Italy beat Belgium, 2-0.
This is what you have to know:
Who: Italy (1-0-0) versus Sweden (0-1-0)
What: Group E, European Championship
Where: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France
Whenever: Friday, June 17, 2016
Time: 9 a.m. USA Eastern (3 p.m. in France)
Television: ESPN
Livestream: WatchESPN
Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is terrified of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Sweden striker didn't have an awesome amusement against Ireland, however despite everything he figured out how to turn things around by making the own-objective that gave his group a 1-1 draw.
Furthermore, next on the motivation is a match against Italy on Friday at the European Championship.
"We surely fear Zlatan Ibrahimovic particularly in light of the fact that he has a place with the little gathering of geniuses who can change the fortunes of the groups in which they play," Buffon said.
"Surely Sweden isn't simply Ibrahimovic, in light of the fact that they have other great players. In any case, plainly an ability like his, his quality and the conviction of being a whiz is something that you don't find in alternate players."
Buffon and Ibrahimovic played together at Juventus from 2004-06, not long after the tall Swede scored a terrific objective against the Italy goalkeeper at Euro 2004.
"I don't have an extraordinary memory of that objective, in the event that I must be straightforward, regardless of the fact that I welcomed the system later in light of the fact that it was an exceptional objective," Buffon said. "At the time, Zlatan was an ability however was still youthful so we didn't recognize what kind of profession he would have."
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