Italy vs Spain: who will be the first finalist?

Italy vs Spain: who will be the first finalist?

Italy have scored in first half in three of their last four matches Italy have conceded just one goal in their last 13 games in regulation.

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Italy

The Italian national team was not in the most difficult group, along with Switzerland, Wales and Turkey. Two victories with the same 3:0 score over Switzerland and Turkey brought Roberto Mancini's team to the playoffs. In the fight with Wales, the coach of Scuadra Azzurra used a large-scale rotation, but this did not prevent Italy from gaining a 1:0 victory and confidently winning their group.

In the first match of the playoffs, the Italians met with Austria. Despite the fact that the Austrians were considered the clear outsiders of the meeting, they managed to fight the favorite and defend a goalless draw in regulation time. However, the Italians scored twice in extra times and allowed Austria to score one goal. This was enough to win and reach the quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals "Scuadra Azzurra" met with Belgium, in the confrontation with which it could no longer be considered a clear favorite. However, they managed to completely outplay the powerful rival. Even in the first half Italy scored two goals, conceding in response from a controversial penalty, but they managed to keep the victory without much difficulty.

Spain

The Spanish national team was also not in the strongest group, but unlike their current rival, the team of Luis Enrique got out of there with adventures. Already in the first round the Spaniards ran into the Swedish wall and failed to score, after which they painted a 1:1 draw with Poland. The 5:0 defeat of Slovakia helped to get out of the group, but only from the second line.

In the 1/8 finals Spain started with a conceded goal. Pedri sent the ball into their own net. Croatia did not impress with anything until a certain moment and the “red fury” scored three goals until the 75th minute, but eventually managed to let the “checkers” win back. In extra time the Spaniards added again and scored two goals, this time managing to maintain the advantage until the final whistle.

In the quarterfinal match with Switzerland, Spain opened the scoring early and generally controlled the course of the match. However, a silly mistake out of the blue by two central defenders helped the Swiss to win back. It came to a penalty shootout, where the Spaniards were more fortunate. The lottery brought them to the semifinals. So, what is the prediction for a football match?

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