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Patna : 1968 champion Italy beat Austria 2-1 in a tough contest in Round of 16 match to enter the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2020 on June 27, 2021, at Wembley Stadium, London.
Federico Chiesa scored the first goal for Italy in 95th minute while Matteo Pessina scored the second goal in 105th minute to his country a 2-0 lead. For Austria, Sasa Kalajdzc score the lone goal in 114th minite. All the goals were scored during extra time. Austria was playing in the knockout stage for the first time.
Three Austrian players were shown Yeloow cards during the match. Two Italian players were also shown Yellow cards. Austria played 22 fouls in the match to 10 by Italy.