Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Sunday 27 June 2021.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 27 June 2021.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport Sun. 27 June
👉Triumph at Wembley: We’re in the quarterfinals
Lions of Italy
Suffering and joy: 2-1 with Austria
Decisive changes: Chiesa and Pessina open the bunker in extra time
Now let’s wait for CR7 or Lukaku
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 27 June 2021.
Front Page Corriere dello Sport Sunday 27 June
👉Battle at Wembley, Italy’s pride: a surprising Austria beaten
Don’t wake us up!
We suffer for 90 minutes but at the supplementary Chiesa and Messina brought us to the quarterfinals
51% Ball Possession ITALY and 49% Ball Possession AUSTRIA
Italy 2 – 1 Austria
95′ Federico Chiesa 114′ Sasa Kalajdzic
105′ Matteo Pessina
The moment of truth. Italy surviving the real test and win in extra time the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 against Austria on Saturday 26 June 2021 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. Italy qualifying to the Quarterfinals! Sour note, Italy conceding a goal after having a clean sheet since 11 games. The happy note, Italy now are unbeaten in 31 games with 26 wins and 5 draws. A suffered victory, but what a joy conquering the qualification. This is the joint-longest run in their history, surpassing Head Coach Vittorio Pozzo between 1935 and 1939. Italy will play the quarterfinals against the winner of Belgium v Portugal.
👉 Stats before the game: Italy are unbeaten in their last 13 games against Austria in all competitions with 10 wins and 3 draws. The last time Austria defeated Italy was in the 1-2 friendly in December 1960. This is the first match between Italy and Austria since a 2-2 friendly draw in August 2008. As for Austria, this is their first ever appearance in the knockout stages of the European Championship, and their first in the knockout stage of any major tournament since the 1954 World Cup, when they reached the semi-final.
The game going in extra time. Italy reacting and there you go in the 95th minute, Federico Chiesa opening the score defeating Austria goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Leonardo Spinazzola.
🏆👉Euro 2020 Round of 16: Italy 1 – 0 Austria, 95th minute, ⚽️ goal by Federico Chiesa for @azzurri with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Leonardo Spinazzola. https://t.co/b6fEiZhqqW
Austria scoring the honor goal in the 114th minute. Sasa Kalajdzic for Austria with a headed shot following a corner conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola. Sadly, this is the first goal conceded by Italy in the Euro 2020.
🏆 UEFA Euro 2020: Italy 2 – 1 Austria, 114th minute, goal by Sasa Kalajdzic for Austria with a headed shot following a corner conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola. https://t.co/0Z3ZsWPtf6
We are ready, ARE YOU READY? Come on Italian football fans worldwide let’s root for our AZZURRIIIIII
Round of 16 Italy vs Austria@socioshttps://t.co/NRwLNQFmPy
We are ready, ARE YOU READY? Come on Italian football fans worldwide let’s root for our AZZURRIIIIII
Round of 16 Italy vs Austria@socioshttps://t.co/NRwLNQFmPy
👉 Here are Italy vs Austria official starting lineups – formations for the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 on Saturday 26 June 2021 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.
🏆👉🇮🇹 Lineup ITALIA (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Acerbi, Spinazzola; Barella, Jorginho, Verratti; Berardi, Immobile, Insigne.
We are ready, ARE YOU READY? Come on Italian football fans worldwide let’s root for our AZZURRIIIIII
Round of 16 Italy vs Austria@socioshttps://t.co/NRwLNQFmPy
🏴 Wales win the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 defeating Denmark 🇩🇰 on Saturday 26 June 2021 at the Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam in Netherlands. Denmark qualifying to the Quaterfinals! Despite Wales ending second place in Group A, while Denmark against all odds ended as runners-up to Belgium in Group B despite losing their first two games in addition to the trauma of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest on Matchday 1. Bad luck continues for Wales having lost their only two previous games in Amsterdam against the Netherlands in 1988 and 2014.
✅ Italian Serie A Players called up for Wales:
Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey (Wales) played all game
✅ Italian Serie A Players called up for Denmark:
AC Milan defender Simon Kjær (Captain) (Denmark)
Atalanta defender Joakim Maehle (Denmark)
Inter midfielder Christian Eriksen (Denmark)
Sampdoria forward Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark)
Bologna forward Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark)
Udinese defender Jens Stryger Larsen (Denmark)
*Parma forward Andreas Cornelius (Denmark)
*Serie B team
The Denmark National team sending their best wishes to Inter midfielder Christian Eriksen who had a cardiac arrest during Matchday 1 with Denmark.
Denmark opening the score in the 27th minute. It is Kasper Dolberg to defeat Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Mikkel Damsgaard. Amazing, Kasper Dolberg scored 23 goals in 38 Eredivisie appearances at the Amsterdam ArenA.
🏆👉Euro 2020 Round of 16: Wales 0 – 1 Denmark, 27th minute, goal by ⚽️ Kasper Dolberg with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Mikkel Damsgaard. https://t.co/cZcmpu9skW
Inspiration, motivation…. you got it… Kasper Dolberg scoring for the 2-0 with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
🏆👉Euro 2020 Round of 16: Wales 0 – 2 Denmark, 48th minute, goal by ⚽️ Kasper Dolberg with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. A brace!!! Talking about inspiration! https://t.co/zujoeEYr3T
🇩🇰 Kasper Dolberg is the first Danish player to score two or more in a match at a major tournament since Nicklas Bendtner against Portugal at EURO 2012 ⚽️⚽️#EURO2020pic.twitter.com/7croaI07JL
Serie A in action ! Atalanta defender scoring for the 3-0 in the 88th minute. Joakim Maehle with a left footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Mathias Jensen.
🏆👉Euro 2020 Round of 16: Wales 0 – 3 Denmark, 88th minute, goal by ⚽️ Joakim Maehle with a left footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Mathias Jensen.
Congrats @Atalanta_BC defender Maehle!!!! https://t.co/jlDfqIvbcw
Curtains call…. game over. Denmark sealing the victory in the 96th minute for a 4-0.
🏆👉UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16: Wales 0 – 4 Denmark, 96th minute, goal by ⚽️ Martin Braithwaite with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andreas Cornelius. https://t.co/dd8z55LgMz
✅ Here are the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 Match Officials for Italy vs Austria on Saturday 26 June 2021 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, UK at 21:00.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Reserve AR: Stephane De Almeida (SUI)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR 1: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR 2: Lee Betts (ENG)
AVAR 3: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
By Anna Italia
