Vargas heeds the captain's advice as the Swiss defeat Italy

Vargas heeds the captain's advice as the Swiss defeat Italy

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A few seconds after the half, Swiss winger Ruben Vargas responded to his captain's halftime call to score, giving his team a 2-0 victory that advanced them to the quarterfinals of the Euro 2024 last-16 at the Olympiastadion. 
Eight minutes before halftime, the 25-year-old setup Remo Freuler's goal when captain Granit Xhaka asked him to seal the victory in the locker room.
An ecstatic Vargas told reporters after winning man of the match, "Just before the second half, Granit said to me, 'Please Ruben, score a goal, one way or another,' and then I found myself on the ball a short while later."

"I shot, thankful that the ball found the back of the net, remembering what Granit had said to me."

That goal early in the second half effectively sent defending champions Italy out of the competition, and Vargas praised his team for how they nullified their opponents.

"We caused problems for Italy because we were very aggressive, right from the word go. We had the better of every 50/50, we didn't give them any time to breathe, we were constantly breathing down their neck," he said.

Vargas and his teammates will be eagerly watching on Sunday as England take on Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen, with the winners facing the Swiss in Duesseldorf next Saturday.

"We know that the games won't be easy - far from it. We need to focus on ourselves and our performances need to be the crucial factor, regardless of who we come up against," Vargas said.

The player expressed his happiness at reaching the quarterfinals. "We aim to go much further than this," he said. "I am going to try to enjoy this and prepare as best I can for our next match. 

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