Italy remains concerned about defeating Austria and reaching the quarterfinals of the 2020 Euro Cup Euro2020 News

Italy beat Austria twice in extra time to beat Austria 2-1, setting up a quarter-final against Belgium or Portugal.

Substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina played in extra time as Italy beat Austria 2-1 in the 2020 Euro Cup quarter-finals at Wembley on Saturday.

Both teams were locked 0-0 after being in London for 90 minutes, with Italy enjoying the first half better, but Austria gave Roberto Mancini’s side a start in the second half.

Chiesa hit the start of extra time to calm Italy’s nerves and another goal from Pessina set up a quarter-final on Sunday against the winners of the draw between Belgium and Portugal on Sunday, even though the drama was late.

After playing in Group A after winning three games in Rome, Italy was on the road for the first time in the tournament.

Mancini made seven changes against Wales when Marco Verratti started on the field to replace Manuel Locatelli, while Giorgio Chiellini lost again with a hamstring injury.

After throwing another enthusiastic interpretation of the national anthem, with the support of the Italian crowd, Azzurri made a lively start.

Interruptions by Leonardo Spinazzola’s left-back were a constant threat and he scored Italy’s first goal from a sharp angle.

Lorenzo Insigne was selected by Verratti on the left side of the Austrian penalty a few moments later, but his curled shot was too close to goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann.

Nicolo Barella’s shot from Spinazzola’s cross saved Bachmann with his legs.

Austria had a chance to take the lead after Marko Arnautovic overtook Leonardo Bonucci when he punched the goal, kicking it terribly from the edge of the area.

Undaunted by this fright, Italy immediately returned to the attack.

Shortly after Ciro Immobile was put in front, the Lazio striker went on a bold 20-yard strike with Bachmann rooted against the woodwork.

Spinazzola couldn’t even hold on to two men and cut the activist defender from the left to test Bachmann with a low test.

Despite their ownership, the Italians had no vanguard to kill the Austrians.

Mancini’s men almost kicked in early in the second half when Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s unnecessary regatta was thrown to the corner by David Alabera for a free kick.

Austria was playing and Marcel Sabitzer’s effort brought a nasty deflection to Bonucci before he started blinking.

Arnautovic thought he had given Austria a huge advantage in the 65th minute when he nodded to his daughter’s header, but the former West Ham striker was ruled out of the game after a lengthy VAR examination.

Italian Leonardo Bonucci celebrates with his teammates after the match [Carl Recine/Pool via Reuters]

Denied by VAR

Austria was again refused by the VAR when its request for punishment was rejected when Pessina clashed with Stefan Lainer.

Substitute Locatelli made an effort and Domenico Berardi sent the bike shot well when the frustration in Italy increased.

The match went into extra time but it didn’t take long for Italy to make their mark.

The spectacular Spinazzola found Chiesa, who controlled the ball and entered it in less than five minutes for half an hour.

Italy finished the equalizer 10 minutes later when the ball fell to Pessina and punched home before running to the corner flag and throwing himself onto the pitch.

But there was still time for a late drama, with Austrian Sasa Kalajdzic directing the ball to his head just over five minutes from the corner near the corner but his last-ditch effort was in vain.

Italian fans celebrate Saturday after the team’s victory [Remo Casilli/Reuters]