Gianluigi Buffon – 6
Sweden didn’t have a single shot on target, so the captain was untested throughout the 90 minutes. Looked as calm as we have come to expect.
Andrea Barzagli – 6
Another solid effort from the No.15. Had a potential mismatch against the much quicker Martin Olsson, but coped well with help from Antonio Candreva.
Leonardo Bonucci – 6
Gianluigi Buffon – 6
Sweden didn’t have a single shot on target, so the captain was untested throughout the 90 minutes. Looked as calm as we have come to expect.
Andrea Barzagli – 6
Another solid effort from the No.15. Had a potential mismatch against the much quicker Martin Olsson, but coped well with help from Antonio Candreva.
Leonardo Bonucci – 6
His use of the ball wasn’t as spectacular as it was against Belgium. Sweden seemed a bit more aware of his ability to launch balls over the top. But his defending was assured, contributing to an effort that ensured Sweden had just four shots on goal.
Giorgio Chiellini – 7
Gave the ball away at times when bringing it out from the back, but then Chiellini isn’t in the team to play like Gerard Piqué. He saw more of Zlatan Ibrahimovic than any other Italian defender, and managed him supremely well, including at set pieces.
Antonio Candreva – 6
Didn’t seem as effective going forward as he was against the Belgians. The presence of an offensive threat from left-back in the shape of Olsson perhaps meant he spent more time helping Barzagli than he would have liked.
Marco Parolo – 5
Largely anonymous until he popped up with a headed effort against the bar late on. Cannot fault his discipline in the middle, but he has been one of the weakest contributors offensively over the two games.
Daniele De Rossi – 6
Not at his influential best with the ball, and seemed to suffer from his exertions against Belgium. It’s unusual for De Rossi to finish a game having not attempted a single tackle.
Emanuele Giaccherini – 6
Didn’t offer the breaking runs from midfield that characterised the goal he scored in the first game. He nonetheless remained busy, and created a great chance for Parolo.
Alessandro Florenzi – 5
Italy have a number of players who can play at left wing back, so it was strange to see Florenzi deployed there in place of Matteo Darmian. Probably not his best position, and it showed. Gave the ball away far too often and didn’t much chance to run at right back Victor Lindelof.
Éder – 6
Was heading for a 5, but he took his goal incredibly well. Simone Zaza’s effort in the air was important, but Éder still had a lot of work to do to make Zaza’s headed pass into the winner.
Graziano Pellè – 5
A poor afternoon from the Southampton striker. Wasteful use of the ball and an inability to hold it up – something he is supposed to be good at – meant he was largely a hindrance to Italy. Was rightfully taken off early into the second half.
Simone Zaza – 6
A different style of striker to Pellè, and his movement and willingness to run into the channels gave Sweden something to deal with. His header down to Éder helped set up the winner. Has a good chance of starting against the Republic of Ireland if Antonio Conte chooses to make changes.
Thiago Motta – 6
A predictable substitution as soon as De Rossi was booked. Kept the ball ticking over, although too many passes went sideways instead of forward.
Stefano Sturaro – no rating
A late sub for Florenzi. He slotted into central midfield for the last seven minutes. Had no time to leave a mark on the game.