Main Attack, Italy Roll Belgium 2-1 And Advance To Euro 2020 Semifinals Face Spain

JAKARTA - Two goals from Nicolol Barella and Lorenzo Insigne in the first half were actually enough to make Italy a ticket to the Euro 2020 semifinals to face Spain at Wembley next week after ending the Belgian resistance 2-1 in the quarter-final match at the Allianz Arena, Munich, Saturday 3 July morning.

Italy opened the scoring in the 31st minute through Barella who was doubled 13 minutes later by Insigne, but was saved by Romelu Lukaku from a penalty that also came in the first half.

Leonardo Bonucci ripped through the Belgian net in the 13th minute after following a free-kick, but a VAR review ruled the goal because the player was offside.

Italy broke the deadlock in the 31st minute when Barella crossed Marco Verratti's pass to trick Thorgan Hazard before unleashing a powerful shot that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois couldn't stop.

As reported by Antara, Courtois again had to collect the ball from inside the goal in the 44th minute when Insigne's beautiful move outside the Belgian penalty box he ended with a hard diagonal kick that was difficult to reach the Belgian number one goalkeeper.

Italy almost finished the match 2-0 but defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo was deemed to have fouled Jeremy Doku in the Azzurri penalty box.

After a VAR review, the referee confirmed it was a penalty and Lukaku managed to take the penalty kick by beating Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Italy even came close to creating a third goal in the 66th minute when Leonardo Spinazzola had the ball right but he couldn't get the ball right on target. After that Belgium desperately equalized but could not find the net because the Azzurri closed their space in threatening the Italian defense.

Italy, who was dominant in the first half with 55 possession and nine goal attempts, four of which were on target, again dominated the second half.

In total, the Azzurri had 14 goal attempts, three of which were on target, while Belgium sent 9 attempts, three of which were on target. We wait for the next match when Italy faces Spain in the semifinals of Euro 2020.