Is there anything more annoying than being bored and disappointed by a match that’s previously been hyped beyond all measure? Well, thankfully, the Euro 2020 quarter-final clash between Belgium and Italy on Friday night did not fail to deliver.Two magnificently clean strikes from Nicolo Barella, and notably the one from Lorenzo Insigne gave Italy a big 2-0 lead over one of the best teams in the tournament. The Italian celebrations were still going in the stands when Belgium’s Jeremy Doku’s trickery drew a clumsy foul from Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the area. Despite strong protests, the ref pointed to the spot and Romelu Lukaku kept cool to slot in past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the first half injury time and set up an exciting second half.ITALY OUTCLASS BELGIUM AND ARE INTO THE #EURO2020 SEMIFINALS! 🤵 pic.twitter.com/2i0lQLWUIH— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 2, 2021 Italy battled hard to fend attack after attack of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku but they lost their in-form attacking full-back Leonardo Spinazzola through injury. The Roma star left the pitch in tears on a stretcher after sustaining what looked like a bad knee injury. That will be a devastating blow for Gli Azzuri in the semis.The Belgian team applied all sorts of pressure and created chances until the very end but this wasn’t their night. Experienced Italian defence held on with real fire and discipline to claim a famous win and set up a match against Spain in the semi-final.Spain’s biggest fan Manolo breaths a sigh of relief as brave Switzerland finally lose on penaltiesThis was a vintage match and it’s a real shame one of the team had to pack their bags and say goodbye to the tournament.EURO 2020 – Quarter-finalsFridaySwitzerland – Spain 1-3 after penalties (1-1 AET, 1-1 FT, 0-1 HT)/Shaqiri 68 – Zakaria og 8/Belgium – Italy 1-2 (1-2)/Lukaku 45+2 pen – Barella 31, Insigne 44/Saturday19.00: Czech Republic – Denmark22.00: Ukraine – England
