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Euro 2020, Cuore italia: Azzurri in the quarterfinals

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With a deadly one-two in the first overtime, Italy beats Austria and flies to the quarter-finals, among the magnificent eight in Europe: in Munich on July 2, they will find the winner of Belgium-Portugal on the field today. The blue dream continues even after the most difficult night of the Mancini management (“perhaps more than the next quarter” will say the coach) but having survived after the many difficulties if on the one hand it made us understand the blue problems, on the other it showed us the heart and strength of a group that has something special inside. We win it in extra time with the goals of two boys, Chiesa and Pessina, who started off the bench but entered to amaze. And they did. We win it by suffering until the last drop of sweat because Austria believed in it all the way, but this Italy has a heart and a great desire like this.

Wembley looks like the Azzurri home, Alaba prays, no one kneels and the next episode will talk about it, let’s hope only with less embarrassment and more awareness of the meaning of certain gestures. The first ten minutes, almost as usual, are of suffering: there are the measures to be taken for an Austria that pitches its tents in our half and takes away the air. Jorginho is less than Jorginho than usual, Verratti carries the cross but ends up too often in the funnel of Austria which is good at curling up and then unfolding. Time beats Grillitsch, but we only suffer a little tickle. A flash at 17 ‘, Barella’s free kick (Spinazzola’s assist) rejected by Bachmann’s foot ignites our game under the bright sky of Wembley. There is something, however, that does not work, it must be the tension of the first time without appeal that makes seemingly simple things difficult. Berardi lives in isolation hunted by Alaba, Insigne mess: up to here they have made the fortune of Italy, but this time the performance is not the same. Italy suffers, the speed of execution is not the usual one, we do not take risks but we do not even let Austria run any. We get stuck in games that we usually memorize, some code must have been lost. Immobile angers Mancini for a couple of clumsy checks, but it is he who hits the intersection with a right from 25 meters in the 32 ‘. We attack only to the left, the Foda embankment yields and Spinazzola increases the laps. We have invaded Austria, at least its half of the field, but obtained little or nothing from it. We close the first half with twelve two shots, you need patience or a stroke of genius.

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The start of the second half does not promise anything good, Italy is monotonous and even a little on its knees (this time yes). Austria smells the moment and makes us spend two minutes of terror, the time for the Var to establish Arnautovic’s offside and to nullify the goal. The blues rejoice as if they had scored and Mancini takes the opportunity to refresh the team and ideas. Outside Barella and Verratti, inside Pessina and Locatelli. We do something better, but it is not enough. The coach waved his arms, but Italy experienced an unprecedented effort. For the opponent in front of him and consequently for the difficulties to be overcome. Physicality is needed, Belotti and Chiesa try to give it in place of Immobile and Berardi.

Additional. Immediately hard bread for those who have never tried it and there are many of the blues. Belotti triggers Chiesa who goes to the shot, saved. He tries again and it is the blue delirium: the assist is from Spinazzola, the jewel of Juve paints a masterpiece goal, technique and power. Here is the stroke of genius. Then Pessina makes us dream, she seems done but Austria puts us in difficulty until the end with Kalajdzic’s goal that interrupts our unbeaten run at the record level of 1169. There was no better night for a record.

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