Italy's unbeaten streak goes on and Italy's quest at Euro 2020 goes on, though not by much. This was by far the hardest challenge Italy has faced, but, yet again, when it was asked a question, it found an answer. Progress through the group had been serene. Italy had played with fluency and verve. Saturday, in a 2–1, extra-time win over Austria in London's Wembley Stadium, it got through thanks to resilience, character, a stunning finish from Federico Chiesa and some late resistance.
Chiesa, whose father, Enrico, scored at Euro 1996, had only come on as an 84th-minute substitute, but, when Leonardo Spinazzola’s cross reached him at the back post five minutes into extra time, he controlled the ball on his chest, turned back inside Martin Hinteregger and slammed the ball past Daniel Bachmann.