Belgium vs Italy, 2020 European Championship, Quarterfinals
· UEFA European ChampionshipItaly hold off Belgium to reach Euro 2020 semifinals
Italy defeated Belgium 2-1 to reach the Euro 2020 semifinals thanks to first-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 2': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 4': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 12': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 12': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 12': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Offside, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bonucci is caught offside.
- 14': VAR Decision: No Goal Belgium 0-0 Italy.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
- 16': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
- 20': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Marco Verratti (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
- 20': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 22': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 26': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 26': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola following a fast break.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 27': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 29': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 30': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 30': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Goal! Belgium 0, Italy 1. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 33': Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
- 33': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 35': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 35': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 39': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 41': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ciro Immobile following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
- 41': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 44': Goal! Belgium 0, Italy 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 45': Penalty Belgium. Jéremy Doku draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': Goal! Belgium 1, Italy 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Italy 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Italy 2.
- 47': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 47': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 47': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 51': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 51': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 52': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 52': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 59': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 64': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 64': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball.
- 67': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium).
- 67': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 69': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
- 69': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 70': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 72': Foul by Jéremy Doku (Belgium).
- 72': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Belgium. Dennis Praet replaces Nacer Chadli because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Marco Verratti.
- 74': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Substitution, Italy. Domenico Berardi replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 79': Substitution, Italy. Emerson replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
- 82': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 84': Attempt missed. Jéremy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
- 84': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
- 85': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 86': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Dennis Praet (Belgium).
- 87': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 87': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
- 89': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Domenico Berardi (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Italy. Rafael Tolói replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 90'+1': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 90'+1': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jéremy Doku (Belgium).
- 90'+3': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
- 90'+4': Jéremy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
- 90'+5': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Italy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Italy 2.
Statistics
 ITA |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 469 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 532 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 12,984
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 12,984
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans  |
| 16 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 25 | Jérémy Doku |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 10 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
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