In Munich theItaly challenge the Belgium in the quarter-final which assigns the place in the semifinal dell’European, where the other challenger will be there Spain. After the first 45 minutes of play Italy deserved advantage with goals from Stretcher e Badge. Double advantage then halved by Lukaku on a penalty at 46 ‘for a naive foul of Di Lorenzo its Tissue.
90 ‘Five minutes of recovery
90′ Change for Italy: outside the Church and inside Toloi
89′ Berardi warned, punishment to be repeated: the Sassuolo striker comes out too soon
89′ Free kick from 20 meters for Belgium: Berardi foul on De Bruyne
88′ One hundred and twenty seconds to the ninetieth, Belgium raises the center of gravity and tries to besiege Italy which has lowered considerably
84′ Doku starts from the left and focuses, jumps Barella, Bonucci and Chiellini and shoots the powerful right, but he is high on the crossbar
79′ Mancini also throws Berardi into the fray instead of Insigne
77′ Injury for Spinazzola: muscular problem for the blue winger who on a restart accuses pain in his flexor and has to leave the field. The winger is crying on the ground, perhaps aware that his European championship ends here regardless of the result of the match. He goes out on a stretcher, Emerson comes in instead
74′ Immediate injury for Chadli, forced to leave the field to Praet
73′ Two substitutions for Mancini: Belotti takes the place of Immobile and Cristante replaces Verratti
71 ′ THRILL FOR ITALY
Belgium pushes immediately with Mertens who inspires Chadli: cross for Lukaku who touches her, Hazard tries a heel but does not make it
70′ Double change for Belgium, in Mertens for Tielemans and Chadli for Meunier
69′ Insigne tries again as in the first: right to turn, Courtois attentive
65 ‘OPPORTUNITY FOR SPINAZZOLA!
Insigne, one of the most active, serves Spinazzola who enters and tries volleyball, but the conclusion is out of proportion
63′ Italy reacts after a couple of gusts from Belgium and gains meters of field again, trying to dribble and then verticalize to surprise the Belgian defense
61 ′ OPPORTUNITY FOR LUKAKU!
Doku again on the left starts a very dangerous action, finished by De Bruyne, good at serving Lukaku with a low low cross. The Inter striker takes a safe shot from a meter, but Spinazzola thighs back on the line
55′ Doku is becoming a thorn in the side for the Azzurri defense with Di Lorenzo often struggling on the Belgian winger, fast in one on one
50′ A staid start of the two teams with a bit of nervousness, dross of the end of the first half with the penalty granted to Belgium amid protests by players and the blue bench.
THE SECOND HALF BEGINS
There are no changes in the two formations
FIRST HALF END: BELGIUM-ITALY 1-2
After the first 45 minutes of play, the Azzurri took a 2-1 lead with goals from Insigne and Barella, before the penalty converted by Lukaku at the last minute before the break. Belgium starts strong and immediately touches the goal, but Italy gets back in order after the first ten minutes and begins to grind the game up to the advantage signed by Bonucci in the scrum: canceled by the Var for Di Lorenzo’s offside. It is the first sign of an open game, to be played face to face. The Red Devils are dangerous several times in the restart with De Bruyne and Lukaku, but in the half hour the Azzurri pass with a percussion by Barella at the invitation of Verratti. The game changes: Belgium feels the pinch and Italy is more relaxed. And in fact he doubles at 43 ‘with a goal from Insigne, at the Insigne: a soft right turn from the edge and Courtois can only accompany her on the net. The double advantage, however, fades immediately: at the last breath of the first half, Doku is spread out in the area by a contact with Di Lorenzo and the referee points to the spot. On which Lukaku appears beating Donnarumma with a strong and central right. Deserved advantage for Italy
46′ DEL BELGIO GOAL: LUKAKU
The left-footed Inter striker kicks central and powerful and shortens the distance
45 ‘PENALTY FOR BELGIUM!
Contact between Di Lorenzo and Doku in the penalty area: the defender unbalances the Belgian with a touch from the shoulder and the referee has no doubts about Di Lorenzo’s naive swing
43 ′ ITALY GOAL! INSIGNE !!!
The Napoli striker unloads the right shot from the edge, his trademark: the shot is unstoppable for Courtois
40 ′ ITALY OPPORTUNITY
On the developments of a corner kick, Chiesa kicks from the edge and touches the post to the left of Courtois, forced to dive to protect his goal. Italy more relaxed after the advantage and Belgium which seems to have suffered the backlash
31 ′ ITALY GOAL! STRETCHER!!!
The Inter midfielder invented a goal as a pure striker: percussion from the edge of the area at the invitation of Verratti and right to cross over which Courtois can do nothing. Italy ahead at half an hour
29′ Half an hour into the game, more Belgium than Italy. Lukaku and his teammates have engaged Donnarumma several times, with the Azzurri trying to defend themselves and strike on the counterattack. But beyond the goal canceled in Bonucci by the Var, in a few occasions the national team has come to worry Courtois
26 ′ BELGIUM STILL DANGEROUS!
Red devils always fearful in the counterattack: on a lost ball from Immobile on the edge of the Belgian area, De Bruyne catapults himself into attack and entrusts the finalization to Lukaku, but Donnarumma still says no
22′ OPPORTUNITY FOR BELGIUM!
Restart of De Bruyne after a lost ball in midfield by the Azzurri, the midfielder sows Bonucci and unloads the left from the edge. Great response from Donnarumma
21′ First yellow card also for Belgium: Tielemans bad intervention from behind on Verratti and a yellow card for him
17′ Verratti warned: tactical foul by the PSG midfielder on a restart from Belgium
13 ′ THE VAR CANCELS
Bonucci beats Courtois in the scrum on the development of a free-kick, but the Var cancels the blue advantage for an offside by Di Lorenzo
13 ′ ITALY GOAL! LEONARDO BONUCCI!
10′ After a start of suffering, Italy gains meters of the field and presses Belgium. Game currently blocked
5′ In the first flash of the match, Belgium controls the pace and the Azzurri try to restart pushing above all from the side of the Church, without so far never bothering the Belgian defense.
1′ Immediate opportunity for Belgium: high pressing of the trident and ball recovered by the Red Devils, immediate verticalization for Lukaku, anticipated by Donnarumma
START WHISTLE – Begun, kick-off for the Belgium-Italy quarter-final
22 KNEELING – As expected, all players on the pitch kneel before the kick-off for the Black Lives Matter campaign. The Azzurri, as explained by captain Giorgio Chiellini in recent days, perform the gesture in solidarity with the Belgium players
TEAMS ON THE FIELD – The 22 starters are on the pitch. It’s time for the national anthems
THE FORMATIONS – A few minutes before the kick-off of the quarter-final Belgium-Italy, here are the official formations of the match that will qualify one of the two teams to the semifinal of theEuropean to challenge the Spain who beat the Switzerland on penalties. Compared to what was announced on the eve, Belgium recovered De Bruyne from 1 ‘but can’t make it Eden Hazard and Martinez chooses to leave Dries Mertens on the bench. Confirmed the return of Chiellini in defense, while Mancini decides to change up front with Church preferred to Berardi.
The official formations
Belgium: Courtois; Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Vertonghen; Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, T. Hazard; De Bruyne, Doku; lukaku. Ct Martinez
Italy: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Barella, Jorginho, Verratti; Church, Building, Insigne. Coach Mancini
