As part of one of the matches of the 1/8 finals of the European Football Championship, the players of the national teams of Italy and Austria will come face to face. On whose side will success be?
Italy
The Italian team is still the main opening of the current European Football Championship. Everyone understood that the Italians had prepared well for the tournament, but they hardly imagined that everything was so great. At the group stage of the continental championship, Squadra Azzurra won 3 victories in 3 matches. In the first round, the team of Roberto Mancini managed to destroy Turkey-3:0, after which he defeated the Swiss national team with a result of 3: 0. In the final meeting, the Italians defeated Wales, again not conceding-1: 0. In the upcoming game, Italy, of course, is the favorite of the match.
Austria
As for Austria, this team took the second place in its group, and this result can be considered completely deserved. The Austrians started the tournament with a victory over North Macedonia (3: 1), after which they lost to the Netherlands (0:2). Occasionally, the team of Franco Fola showed very good football, but, in general, it is worth admitting that the opponent looked better. But Austria played the key meeting against Ukraine almost perfectly, ending the match with its victory with a score of 1: 0, going out to the Italian national team.
Statistics and figures:
- Italy is the favorite of the game;
- The Italians have an 11-match winning streak;
- The Italian national team has not lost for 30 matches in all tournaments;
- Austria has won twice in the last 5 matches;
- The previous face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 2: 2;
- Austria has defeated Italy only once;
- At the 2012 OI, as part of the consolation tournament, the Austrians beat Squadra Azzurra with a score of 5:1.
Forecast
In this match, it makes sense to consider the victory of the Italian national team in one goal. "Squadra Azzurra" shows a cool game and will try to do everything to upset the opponent with confident football.