Italy will meet Spain on Tuesday in London for a place in the final. On Friday night, Italy got the better of Belgium (2-1) in the quarterfinals of the Euro. More biting and playful, the Squadra Azzurra follows up with a 32nd game without defeat and for the third time in four major tournaments since 2014, Belgium is eliminated at the quarterfinal stage. In the Roberto duel, Mancini got the better of Martinez after an intense match, which is undoubtedly the tactical masterpiece of the Italian coach, while the choice of the Devils to play very low has left perplexed. Italy will play on Tuesday in London, while the Devils are on vacation after a long season, but which they would have liked so much to extend by one more week.
In the last 15 minutes, Roberto Martinez’s men pushed harder and harder to try to get the equalizer. Doku, on fire since the beginning of the game, continued to do great damage and missed the frame after a nice breakthrough from the left. Solid and above all solid, the Nazionale used their legendary experience to gain precious seconds and to make the Belgians lose their nerves, as they could not find their technical accuracy. Absent from the last World Cup, Italy will meet Spain, in four days, for a place in the final. For Belgium, the adventure ends at the doors of the last four.
Vertonghen misses a low drive from inside his area. Verratti was positioned on the edge of the box to slip the ball to Barella, who managed to get between Hazard, Vertonghen and Vermaelen. On his right foot, the Inter midfielder unleashed a heavy cross-shot into the far corner of the net (0-1, 31′). – On the left side, Insigne got rid of Tielemans with ease and got into the middle of the field to send a perfect curved shot under the left corner of Courtois’ goal (0-2, 44th). – On the left side, Doku unleashes a monstrous acceleration and deposits Di Lorenzo. The Napoli fullback missed the Rennes winger and conceded a penalty which Lukaku converted with a low shot in the middle of the goal (1-2, 45th+2)
