In one of the quarterfinal matches of the European Football Championship, the players of the national teams of Belgium and Italy will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this game.
Belgium
In the opening match of the European Football Championship, the Belgian national team did not strain too much and acted without a number of leaders. Nevertheless, Russia was defeated by the opponent with a score of 3:0y In the second round, the team of Roberto Martinez failed to start the match with Denmark, missing a fast ball, but the exit of Kevin de Bruyne allowed the Belgians to turn the tide of the confrontation and win a minimal victory with a score of 2:1. In the meeting with Finland, the Belgians did not have much motivation. Nevertheless, the "red devils" were able to squeeze the opponent at the end of the meeting and defeated the opponent with a score of 2: 0. The game with Portugal in the 1/8 finals was won by the" red devils " due to the skill of Torgan Azar, who scored the only goal in the duel – 1:0.
Italy
The Italian national team in the first round of the group stage was able to smash Turkey to smithereens (3: 0), scoring all the goals after the break and allowing the opponent to hit only three shots, and even those missed the goal. In the second round, the Italian national team was able to defeat Switzerland with the same score. Manuel Lorcatelli scored a goal in each of the halves, and Ciro Immobile finished the job, who scored in the last minutes of the meeting. The game with Wales no longer solved anything for the Italians. Nevertheless, Roberto Mancini released the semi-main squad, giving the reserve goalkeeper a chance to play. However, the Italians were still able to win with a 1-0 result thanks to Pessina's goal. In the 1/8 finals, Italy played with Austria and was able to defeat the opponent with a minimal advantage – 2: 1, extending the winless streak to 31 matches.
Statistics and figures:
- Italy is the favorite of the match;
- Belgium has a 5-match winning streak;
- The Belgians have not lost for 13 matches;
- Italy won 4 matches out of the previous 5;
- "Squadra Azzurra" has a 31-match streak without defeats;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 2: 0 in favor of Italy;
- Italy was able to win 3 matches out of 5 against Belgium;
- The opponents have not played a draw in the last 5 meetings.
Forecast
Let's try to take a chance. In the match of the 1/8 final of the European Football Championship, Romelu Lukaku could not distinguish himself, and was a pale shadow of himself. He will go to the quarterfinal match with a special mood, because a victory in this game will allow the "red devils" to get to the semifinals of the continental forum and take a swing at winning the tournament.
