METAL! Immobile takes his chance from outside the box and fires a great shot that crashes against the crossbar. Once again, Italy come close to scoring.
At the moment, Austria has taken the initiative; and when they don't have the ball, they press high up and cause Italy to make mistakes when coming out or reject the ball.
This is the seventh time that Austria and Italy have met in official competitions; so far, the Austrians have not won a match. Their first meeting was in 1934.
The team coached by Roberto Mancini has now gone 30 matches without defeat: 25 wins and 5 draws, equaling their historic streak, which they also achieved in 1935 and 1939.
For their part, the following are the Austrian players available: Schlager, Pervan; Ulmer, Posch, Ilsanker, Gregoritsch, Baumgartlinger, Lienhart, Trimmel, Schaub, Schopf and Kalajdzic.
These are the options available to the Italian national team on the bench: Sirgiu, Meret, Locatelli, Belotti, Pessina, Emerson, Chiesa, Cristante, Bernardeschi, Raspadori, Bastoni, Toloi.
For his part, Franco Foda has selected Bachmann, Alaba (C), Hinteregger, Dragovic, Lainer, Grillitsch, Schlager, Baumgartner, Laimer, Sabitzer and Aranutovic for this afternoon's game.
This is the team that Roberto Mancini sends to the field: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci (C), Acerbi, Spinazzola, Barella, Jorginho, Verratti, Berardi, Immobile and Insigne.
For his part, Roberto Mancini confessed that the Italian national team will have some movements in its lineup: "We are calm, we have many good players. Whoever plays will continue to do what he has done so far. We'll wait until tomorrow just in case, but we're more or less there".
Meanwhile, Franco Foda, coach of the Austrian national team, highlighted the virtues of his opponent: "Italy was the team that impressed me the most. They attack well, position themselves well and are also strong in transition. Even in the third game they were strong despite making a lot of changes. They are a dangerous team".
For his part, Leonardo Bonucci made it clear that the Italian team will not be overconfident: "We're confident too, but we can't let our guard down against anyone. Tomorrow we have to be very attentive to details, we will respect Austria but we have to play our soccer."
Looking ahead to this evening's game, David Alaba emphasized the spirit in the Austrian squad: "The atmosphere in the squad is very good and everyone is excited about the game. It's a dream come true for each and every one of us to play Italy in the last 16 of the EURO at Wembley.
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David Alaba: Beyond his role as captain, the Real Madrid player is the best quality element in the team coached by Franco Foda; he is a key player in defense and ball control.
Ciro Immobile is the most lethal striker in Roberto Mancini's squad; so far, the Lazio player has two goals in two games, and he will want to keep on scoring.
The central referee for this Italy vs. Austria is Anthony Taylor; Gary Beswick, first line, Adam Nunn, second assistant, and Sandro Scharer, fourth referee.
For their part, the Austrian team qualified for this round as second place in Group C with six points; they lost to the Netherlands, but overcame North Macedonia and Ukraine.
The previous Monday, on the last day of the group stage, they beat Ukraine 1-0 with a goal by Christoph Baumgartner.
The Italian national team advanced to this phase after topping Group A with a perfect record of nine points; they defeated Wales, Switzerland and Turkey.
In their last match, played last Sunday, they defeated Wales 1-0 with a goal by Matteo Pessina.
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