MUNICH: Italy established a Euro 2020 semifinal clash against Spain after the first round of Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne led the Azzurri to a 2-1 victory over Belgium on Friday where both parties created a number of opportunities.
, Italy – who will face the Spaniards on Tuesday in London – opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Barella took the ball, forcing past defense in the area and fired a house.
As happened: Belgium vs Italyasitigne doubled the advantage in the 44th minute after collecting the ball on the left and jumped beyond defender before firing long-range shots that passed Thibaut Courtois.
Romelu Lukaku clawed the goal back for Belgium from the penalty spot just before the break after Giovanni in Lorenzo put the arm in Jeremy Doku and pushed him to the ground.
Spain squeezed through Switzerland 3-1 in a penalty penalty to reach the last four after the opponent fought a 1-1 draw after extra time despite going to 10 men.