Italy faces Austria in the Euro 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Saturday, June 26th at Wembley Stadium (London)
The national team of Italy finished the group round with excellent statistics: nine points scored in three matches with a total score of 7-0. Italy is the 1st team in the history of the tournament with the maximum number of points in the group without conceding a single goal. In the opening match, Squadra Azzurra dealt with the Turkish national team (3-0), then hammered the Swiss with the same score, and calmly beat the Wales national team in the last round (1-0). The Italians, who fielded a semi-reserve lineup, won due to a goal from Matteo Pessina in the 39th minute. Beyond that, Mancini's team was helped by the sending-off of Ethan Kwame Ampadu. He received a direct red card for a rough foul in midfield.
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Austria qualified for the 1/8 finals of the European Championship for the first time in history. The national team played in this tournament in 2008 and 2016, but then it did not progress from the group. Now the Austrians have confidently passed this stage, taking 2nd place in Group C with six points. Foda's men started the tournament with a victory over North Macedonia (3-1), then lost to the Dutch (0-2), and defeated the Ukrainians in the final round (1-0). The victory for the Austrian national team was brought by Christoph Baumgartner. The Austrians completely suppressed the Ukrainian national team due to better physical readiness. Foda's players pressed well and were aggressive in attack. During the entire match, the Ukrainians shot on goal only three times, and the Austrian team had 18 attempts to attack the goal of Georgiy Bushchan.
Italy looks like a clear favorite of this pair. Mancini's footballers have played very powerfully in the group stage, and now they are ready to prove themselves in the knockout rounds. The squad of the Austrians cannot be called weak, but David Alaba and the company, who are not accustomed to playing defense first, will find it difficult to oppose something to the well-coordinated game of the Blues. Although the Italians' defense was left without experienced Chiellini, the Austrians will have problems with breaching the opponent's defense. The Italian national team has not conceded in 11 matches in a row, and it is unlikely that Foda's team, which scored only 1 goal in the confrontations with the Dutch and Ukrainians, will be able to upset the favorite.
Prediction for the match: Italy to win with a clean sheet
