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UEFA EURO 2020 Championship
Round of 16
Italy v Austria
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 26 June
Kick-off is at 9 pm CAT
Italy will go head to head with Austria in the
UEFA EURO Round of 16 match at the Wembley Stadium on June 26.
The Blues claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Wales in their final Group A match which was played on June 20.
The win saw Italy extend their unbeaten run to 30 matches across all competitions having registered five draws and 25 victories.
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Roberto Mancini, the Italy head coach, was happy with his charges' performance after the win over Wales and he is looking forward to facing Austria.
“I was very pleased to see that I changed eight players and yet the team played well, could’ve scored more goals against a side that was very defensive,” Mancini said.
“When they went down to 10 men, they went even more defensive with everyone behind the ball. It’s not easy to find spaces in a situation like that. “We were distracted on two set plays and almost paid a price for those, so we should’ve been more careful.
“A different tournament kicks off now. If the lads continue like this, then I could not ask for more. We hope to play well and then return to Wembley further on in the competition.”
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Meanwhile, Austria secured a slender 1-0 win over Ukraine in their last Group C match which took place on June 21.
As a result, the Boys returned to winning ways after the Netherlands ended their two-match unbeaten across all competitions having recorded a draw and a win.
The last meeting between Italy and Austria was on 20 August 2008.
Austria frustrated Italy in an international friendly match that ended in a 2-2 draw at the Stade Municipal du Ray Nice, France.
Head-to-Head
Matches - 7
Italy - 5
Austria - 0
Draws - 2
UEFA EURO 2020 fixtures - 22-23 June
Kick-off times in CAT
Tuesday, June 22
21h00:
Croatia v Scotland
21h00: Czech Republic
Wednesday, June 23
18h00: Sweden v Poland
18h00:
Slovakia v Spain
21h00: Portugal v France
21h00:
Germany v Hungary
Saturday, June 26
18h00:
Wales v Denmark
21h00: Italy v Austria
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