In the first round of Group G, both Sweden and Italy had to fight until the end of the match to get a close win, but I think Italy will be the one who will be more pleased before this match.
Italy's 1-0 win over Argentina was only possible thanks to the 87th-minute winning goal by veteran striker Gianni Ghigliani, but the fact that the team was able to come back against a strong team will give the players a lot of confidence. Ariana Caruso and Giacomo Cendi had two goals disallowed for offside in the first half, but I feel that if Roma striker Giacomo Cendi gets more support from his teammates, he will be able to score more goals in this tournament.
Paulanes, who plays for Zuwanza, continues to be one of the best players in the Italian squad. Although she is 32 years old, she is still very fast and is able to get away from the opposing team's defenders well, as well as scoring goals from different positions.
On the other hand, Sweden managed to win 2-1 against South Africa with Elise Dieter scoring the winning goal in the last seconds of the match. Although Sweden was behind for a while, they seemed to be in control throughout the match. Arsenal stalwart Elisabeth was a threat on dead ball throughout the match, so I wasn't surprised when she scored a header in the 90th minute from a corner kick by teammate Elsie Nanni.
