There are seven obstacles in the way of lifting this year's European championship title and Italy have surmounted two of them in amazing fashion.
The Italians took a jolly ride over Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday evening, in their second group game, recording a 3-0 victory over their opponents.
This was the first time in the history of the country that they have scored more than two goals in two consecutive matches at the European championships.
Ciro Immobile getting his second goal of the tournament late on in the game was the icing on the cake to complement two well-taken goals from Manuel Locatelli.
Switzerland were very much below par in the game and rarely threatened Italy's goal, with Gianluigi Donnarumma have little work to do.
These are three things we learnt.
*1. Italy into the knockout round
Roberto Mancini's men became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage with six points already in the bag and six goals scored without conceding any.
It's a strong statement from the Italians who are favorites from the outside in this tournament.
Sadly, they lost captain, Giorgio Chielini early in the first half to injury after his goal was ruled out by VAR as his hand made contact with the ball prior to scoring.
Impressively, they continue their fine run of unbeaten games which is now stretched to 29 games, dating back to Seotmenr 2018, with 10 clean sheets in the process, that's a whooping 965 minutes without letting one in
Is Italy now the team to beat?
2. Memorable night for Locatelli
It was definitely a memorable night for the Sassoulo man as he put in a man-of-the-match performance with his brace.
Scoring on either side of the interval, hit was his first brace in the Azurri shirt and he became the third player to score two goals for Italy in a European championship match after Mario Balotelli did so against Germany in 2012 and Pierluigi Casiraghi bagged a brace against Russia in 1996.
At just 23 years of age, he may prove a stumbling block for Paris Saint Germain midfielder, Marco Veratti, who is currently out injured. The PSG man would have to sweat if he's to win his shirt back.
Do you see Veratti winning his place back?
3. Boring Switzerland
It was difficult to believe that the Swiss side that featured against Italy was the same one that turned up against Wales in their first game.
They were too ineffective, struggled to string passes together and barely threatened Donnarumma in goal.
Although they are not totally out yet, currently third on the log with one point, ahead of Turkey who have no points, they must now ensure they beat the Turks in their last game.
Can Switzerland survive this group?
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