UEFA EURO 2020 semi-final prediction: Italy VS Spain
7/6/2021 9:08:19 AM
In the quarter-finals, Italy defeated Belgium 2-1 in Munich and set many records. The team won 15 consecutive games in the European Cup qualifiers plus the main match, which is the European Cup record; team history has 32 unbeaten games and consecutive victories. All 13 games continued to break records. Italy is the least utilitarian and the most aggressive of all the teams in this European Cup. High position pressure and full-court tactics have prevented Belgium, which is good at passing and controlling, from advancing smoothly. The first goal scored by Italy came from Verrati's high counter-grab in the frontcourt. The second goal was to penetrate the Belgian side gap on the left. Insigne drove straight into the goal, which was exposed under the high position. Belgium's several counterattacks with fewer hits and fewer chances were also resolved by the brave Donnarumma. The only disadvantage is that the great left-back Spinazzola suffered a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, which caused Italy to lose the biggest highlight of the left breakthrough. Whether Emerson, who played very few in the Chelsea season, can make up for this impact, it needs to be observed. Di Lorenzo sent points last round, and Florenzi has also recovered, it is not ruled out that Italy will also make a substitution at right back.
Spain's "old and young" Busquets and Pedri in the midfield are also getting better after sorting out. A number of offensive statistics are ranked first among the teams, and the operation is much smoother than the group stage. Spain’s two knockout games were both dragged to overtime by the opponent’s equalizer in 90 minutes. The physical consumption increased. The team often slowed down after taking the lead, intending to consume the opponent’s will by holding the ball on the foot, but they were both tenacious. Croatia and Switzerland grasped the occasional loss of their defense and broke the goal, and eventually missed a good game. Spain needs to learn from this lesson of inertia after leading. Saravia is currently injured. If he can't recover from the injury or is not recovering enough, Olmo or Oyazabal is also expected to replace him in the starting lineup.
This is the fourth consecutive time that the two teams have met in the knockout rounds of the European Cup. In 2016, Italy defeated Spain 2-0 in the round of 16. In the 2012 final, Spain killed Italy with 4 goals. In 2008, Spain took a penalty kick in the quarter-finals. Italy. The three-time European Cup champion Spain's performance in this event is better than Italy, but in terms of current momentum, Italy is better than this.