(Round of 16) - Italy (aet)2-1 Austria - Saturday 26th June, 2021

[Michael]

Austria score!!

[Eco]

What in the world. Austria scored?

[nudge+]

Arnaaaaaaaautovic! 

[Stan]

6 minutes ago, nudge said:

Think it was for di Lorenzo? 

Looked like it was Acerbi. The graphic that came up showed it for Acerbi too. 

[Mel81x+]

Well done Austria. That was very well done by Alaba to get it over the GK.

[nudge+]

Offside... 

[Stan]

Oooh could be offside... 

[Eco]

Oh, he is offsides.

[Machado]

Arnautovic seemed lile a man on a mission since the first minute. One of the few to challenge the Italians in the first half.

[Eco]

No goal.

Wow.

[Eco]

TBF, he looks pretty clearly offside.

[El Profesor]

Just now, Machado said:

Austria actually better now. Italy more emotional attacking and that will get worse.

Italy definitely feels like a team who hasn't faced adversity in the competition so far. Ball is burning on their feet. Feeling the pressure. 

Austria has been better in the 2nd half.

[Stan]

Correct decision. 

Good for my fantasy league points. 

[Eco]

Regardless, that's unfortunate for Austria, who have outplayed Italy in the second half.

[Beelzebub]

Italy seems out of gas

[nudge+]

2 minutes ago, Stan said:

Looked like it was Acerbi. The graphic that came up showed it for Acerbi too. 

Pretty sure it was Di Lorenzo for his foul on Baumgartner... 

[Michael]

I hope the Austrians don't get dismayed with their goal being cancelled for being offside, they just have to continue the same way they started this 2nd half.

[Stan]

Gotta give credit to Austria. They've performed well for most of the game and actually matched Italy, if not been better sometimes. Really made it difficult for the side that was heavy favourites. 

[Devil]

Have we overated the Italians, when you consider Wales came second in their group and they just got smashed 4-0 by Denmark. 

Looking average tonight. 

[Eco]

It's shocking how poor Italy can be in front. I don't think Immobile is truly an elite striker, yet he's the best Italy has. These shots aren't even close.

[Michael]

2 minutes ago, McAzeem said:

Italy seems out of gas

The Austrians press like mad and can tire the opposition out. What they did to Ukraine, they are doing to Italy here in the 2nd half. They have forced Italy to play sloppy passes in this half. The fresh legs of Locatelli should help Italy though.

[Stan]

If that's come off an Italian player, it should be a penalty. 

[nudge+]

Just now, Eco said:

It's shocking how poor Italy can be in front. I don't think Immobile is truly an elite striker, yet he's the best Italy has. These shots aren't even close.

I mean he didn't even cut it in the Bundesliga, a well-known mickey mouse league...

[Machado]

Seems natural contact to me. Would be a soft pen.

Don't think Italy are winning this in the 90 minutes now.

[Eco]

Doesn't seem 'clear and obvious' from the replays.

Looks like there are two offsides anyways, jusy play the damn game.