Italy ousted brave Austria 2-1 in a 120 minutes thriller on Saturday night.
Substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina sent Italy into the last eight with a unbeaten record of 32 games. Here are some key stats from tonight’s game.
Key Stats form Italy vs Austria Game.
- Chiesa joins his dad, Enrico, in scoring at a EURO finals. His father scored against the Czech Republic at EURO ’96.
- Pessina has now scored four goals in his last four appearances for Italy.
- Pessina’s goal was the 100th scored at EURO 2020.
- Italy have conceded just two first-half goals in their last 18 EURO final tournament matches.
- Italy have scored nine goals in four games at EURO 2020, matching their previous highest total at a EURO of nine in 2000.
- This was the eighth time Italy have gone to extra time in a EURO finals match – more than any other side in the history of the competition. It was the first occasion for Austria.
- This was Austria’s first EURO knockout phase match. Their last one at any major international tournament was at the 1954 World Cup.
- Kalajdzic’s goal ended Italy’s run of 11 international matches without conceding.
