The Swiss city of Bern is slowly turning orange as hundreds of Dutch football fans descend on the city to watch the Netherlands play its first Euro 2008 match. The Dutch squad faces Italy on Monday evening. The Swiss authorities expect around 30,000 Dutch football fans to come to Bern to support their team. Most of the fans don't have tickets for the match but will follow the action on large outdoor screens throughout the city.
Marco van Basten, coach of the Dutch squad, says that striker Arjen Robben will probably miss the Netherlands' second match against France on Friday as well as tonight's opening game. The striker suffered a groin strain during training on Saturday and will need about a week to recover. It is possible that Robin van Persie will be in the starting lineup for this evening's match. Earlier, coach Van Basten said van Persie would not be fit but he is making a rapid recovery from his thigh injury.
Source: radionetherlands.nl
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