(SF) Italy (p) 1-1 Spain - Tuesday 6th July, 2021

[Stan]

      VS     

Kick-off 20.00 (BST)

Venue - Wembley Stadium, London

[Guest]

I think this one might go to penalties with italy winning on penalties.

1.1 at full time 

[ToonArmy]

As mentioned in the Belgium v Italy thread this fixture is becoming a bit of a permanent fixture at the Euros. Here's how they went at the last 3 tournaments.

 

2008 Quarter Finals - Spain 0 (4) v (2) 0 Italy [Spain on penalties]

2012 Final - Spain 4 v 0 Italy

2016 Last 16 - Italy 2 v 0 Spain 

2020?? 

 

Another boring Mediterranean  derby to look forward too. 

[Mel81x+]

Dont think Italy will drop the ball here. This Spain side are dire at the back and can be unsettled very easily. Italy will steamroll them.

[Eco]

I have been shit with my predictions this year. 

Was in a Bracket and picked a final of France vs Germany, with France winning it. 

Picked Germany to beat England

Picked Ukraine to give England a good game.  

Basically I don't know shit. 

But I feel like Italy vs England is the best final and the one we all want to see. 

[Cicero]

Can also see this going to penalties. For the first time in years Italy will control the midfield against Spain. 

[carefreeluke]

I'd have Italy as favourites to win the tournament but I think Spain are a lot better than perhaps some people think. On paper, it's a great game.

[LFCMike]

I think Italy win this comfortably

[ASF]

10 hours ago, Eco said:

I have been shit with my predictions this year. 

Was in a Bracket and picked a final of France vs Germany, with France winning it. 

Picked Germany to beat England

Picked Ukraine to give England a good game.  

Basically I don't know shit. 

But I feel like Italy vs England is the best final and the one we all want to see. 

You just jinxed Italy. Spain it is, then.

Joke aside, this will be a great game.

3-2 Italy.

[Redcanuck]

Think Italy hoping Spain, because Italy will be the toughest opponent for England if as expected they make the final.

[ToonArmy]

 

Plenty of talk about England's easy route but Spain's is utterly insane and they still managed to make a mess of it. They came second in a group of Slovakia, Poland and Sweden. Not many Spanish teams would be happy with that. They had an admittedly tough match against Croatia to be fair then avoided France to play Switzerland who held them to penalties. 

 

Italy are probably going to hammer Spain here 4/5-0

 

 

 

 

 

[Ploughendplonker]

Have to agree with most of the above posters, Italy have been a class above Spain this tournament, think it'll be a comfortable win by at least two goals.

[Harry]

This is the real final.

 

 

 

/Windup

[6666]

It would be a shame if Italy don't make the final. England & Italy have been the two best teams in the competition and them clashing in the final would be fitting.

[Dan+]

Italy win but will be tighter than people think. Think Spain aren't as bad as people think. Their build up play is as good as anyones in the tournament, they're just infuriating in both boxes.

[ToonArmy]

Italy are likely not going to be as good a side as we've seen the rest of the tournament without Spinazzola though so could help Spain. 

[Azeem]

5-1 Italy

6-6 Busquets, Italy whole team in diving

[Eco]

Italy wearing the blues today. 

 

[Eco]

 

 

[Azeem]

Come on Espantalia

[Azeem]

This Spanish soap opera during ad breaks on my stream. That evil wife is a real bitch.

[Eco]

Yep, the Italian national anthem stills works. Now I'm ready to fight for them. 

[DeadLinesman]

C’mon you filthy Spanish bastards. Beat these horrible twats.

[Eco]

I don't know why, but I am surprised each time I hear that Spain vs Italy is the most common matchup in the history of the Euro's. 

[Eco]

2 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said:

C’mon you filthy Spanish bastards. Beat these horrible twats.