A Thorgan Hazard stunner vs Portugal booked Belgium’s spot on this eye-catching quarter-final, as they secured their fourth win at Euro 2020 – the primary time this nation has ever received 4 video games in a single European Championship finals. They’ll now hope to capitalize on a fortunate omen, as 4 of the earlier 5 nations to have knocked out the present European champions went on to elevate the trophy.
Having misplaced on the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, Belgium lastly cleared this hurdle on the 2018 World Cup. They’ve proven actual growth beneath boss Roberto Martínez, as no European nation has received extra video games (47) and scored extra targets (175) than Belgium since Martínez took over.
In actual fact, it’s a managerial battle of Roberto’s on this encounter. Italy, at the moment led by Roberto Mancini, has received three of 4 fixtures in opposition to Belgium because the begin of 2000 (L1), and are unbeaten in main match H2Hs (W3, D1) – the final two led to a 2-0 win for the Italians.
Mancini’s impressed substitutions received the job completed in opposition to Austria, with one other clear sheet in 90 minutes taking Italy’s present streak to 12 inside regulation time. Arriving of their fourth successive European Championship quarter-final (W1, L2), a win would end in a fifth consecutive European Championship victory for the Italians, an unprecedented feat for the ‘Azzuri’.
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