On July 2, the match of the 1/8 final of the 2020 European Football Championship between the national teams of Belgium and Italy will take place. We bring to your attention the forecast for this meeting.
Belgium
The Belgian national team passed the group stage without any problems, but now they come across extremely difficult opponents in the playoffs. In the 1/8 finals, we had to suffer with the Portuguese, and now Italy is waiting for them. A lot will depend on whether Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne play in the quarterfinals. And if Belgium can cope without a Real Madrid player, then without de Bruyne, the attacks of the Belgians can stall. There is a high probability that the match will be extremely closed.
Italy
How cool Italy passed the group stage of Euro 2020, and how terribly it performed in the 1/8 finals. Austria only miraculously failed to beat the Italians. She didn't have enough strength for overtime. There were questions about the starting line-up for Roberto Mancini. It is unclear why he left in reserve Locatelli and Chiesa, who turned the course of the fight. Most likely, Italy will again play with Belgium from a position of strength, but it needs to work on its implementation.
Statistics and figures:
- The unbeaten streak of the Belgian national team is thirteen matches;
- Italy has won twelve matches in a row, and it has missed for the first time since October 2020;
- At the 2016 European Championship, Belgium and Italy met in the group stage, and then the Italians won 2-0.
Forecast:
The Italian national team conquered everyone during the group stage, but the match against Austria brought down the fans of "skudra azzurra"from heaven to earth. Now everything is far from clear, and even more so in the match against Belgium. However, the Belgian squad will not include Eden Hazard and, most importantly, Kevin de Bruyne. Without the red-haired midfielder, Manchester City will be extremely difficult, and it is because of this that we decided not on the outcome, but on the total. We don't expect a lot of goals, so we bet on TM 2.5.
