⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[LittleBitFunny]

Italy face Spain in the first semi-final of this year’s European Championship ,Spain reached the last four by the skin of their teeth thanks to goalkeeper Unai Simon’s heroics in a penalty shoot-out against 10-man switzerland on friday Italy have been the most consistent team at the finals, impressing with a well-drilled style of play based on pressing and counter-attacking.the match is very dificult for both team ,statistics say italy have more chance for win but spain can make surprise and reach the final

But in fact Italy almost lost against Austria and also, Spain had the same pressure against Switzerland but for other games I think both are equally good. This match was supposed to be a final but yes, they are in a semi-final which I think both have equal chances of winning the match. But if I look at every player there is at least Italy is the best but about their coach, both of them have a lot of tactics and strategies which of course can be a surprise in the game.

To tell you truth, it is difficult to predict who will win this semi final. Both teams are good and whoever can score early would probably will have more chances of winning.
I am betting on Italy in this match not because i think they are superior team but only because i love Italian players more than the Spanish ones. 

Very difficult to predict who success pass to final EURO 2020 and tonight we can see Italy or Spain become the first country success trough final, but I predict Italy most favorite to get final after success win all match phase in EURO 2020, now they have new record never loss from any country and Donnarumma less goal and make many clean sheet than Spain goal keeper.

I'm very excited about the upcoming EURO 2020 semi-final match Italy vs Spain. Obviously Italy should win this match, they have got strong squad, very tough defiance and have a promising unbeaten history. Every sports betting site are offering good odds, so my money is on Italy. It seems today is unofficial final for everyone.

The match between Spain and Italy will start in just 50 minutes. It is very difficult to predict which team will win. Because both the teams have been able to reach the semi-finals with their outstanding performances in their previous matches. I do not understand the favorite team in today's match. Both teams have equal chances to win the match. But I think the match will be a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup and Spain hasn’t lost in the last 15 matches too.  But I do lean Italy just because they’ve looked better in the tourney.  Spain’s defense kinda looks shakey at times.  

It could be a tight game with Italy winning it 1 - 0, 2 - 0 or something...  Dunno.  Italy win to nil is 3.80.  It could be worth a shot.

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Oh yeah, Chiesa from the start it will be a great game!

[LTU_btc]

Common sense says that Italy are favorites and they are playing best football in tournament. But Spain is my team and I can't not support them. I don't know what to expect from this game. Defense of Italy is hard to beat and Spain have wasted so many opportunities to score during tournament. So, my support to Spain isn't based on logic, it's emotions.

[KTChampions]

I don't think that statistics on all games without sorting by the importance/strength of the opponent has any value. In fact, this match has every chance of a goalless draw. Both teams have enough skill to defend themselves and no one will risk in the semi-finals for no particular reason.

The match is likely to be a draw. Italy's defense is very strong. Defenders of spin are also very experienced. Spain has conceded many goals though. However, they followed the attacking strategy so they conceded too many goals. They don’t look like they will play so aggressively against Italy. Both teams will want to not concede goals..

Sure. Especially if Spain will be configured to control the ball. The Italian national team has a historical tradition of sticky defense (catenaccio), so they will simply close and wait for their chance in the counterattack. Accordingly, it is very likely that if an unexpected goal does not occur, we will see extra time or even a penalty shootout.

[justdimin]

Can we just take a break of all the predictions and realize that we are watching euro cup football? I mean I know that it sounds like "so what?" to most of us right now, but last season during summer even when there were some football leagues still playing, that was all due to a huge break we gave and there were no fans in the stands and we seriously beat the hell out of this corona thing (still fighting majorly) in the football world. Now there are people in stands and football is back on schedule like it should be, national games on summer and all that.

It could be Spain that wins it, it could be Italy, it could be England or it could even be Denmark and I am just so grateful to all the medical workers who gave their lives and also worked tirelessly without breaks for days on end to save as many lives as they could and all the scientists that worked the same way to bring us the vaccinations. I just realized how valuable it is to even watch a game because of 4 million people couldn't watch this cup due to virus killing them, and just wanted to share it with you guys.

[KTChampions]

Can we just take a break of all the predictions and realize that we are watching euro cup football? I mean I know that it sounds like "so what?" to most of us right now, but last season during summer even when there were some football leagues still playing, that was all due to a huge break we gave and there were no fans in the stands and we seriously beat the hell out of this corona thing (still fighting majorly) in the football world. Now there are people in stands and football is back on schedule like it should be, national games on summer and all that.

It could be Spain that wins it, it could be Italy, it could be England or it could even be Denmark and I am just so grateful to all the medical workers who gave their lives and also worked tirelessly without breaks for days on end to save as many lives as they could and all the scientists that worked the same way to bring us the vaccinations. I just realized how valuable it is to even watch a game because of 4 million people couldn't watch this cup due to virus killing them, and just wanted to share it with you guys.

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This is a gambling section and it is not surprising that most of the discussions take place about the teams' chances and, accordingly, about the predictions for the outcome of the match. And I think that most of those who place bets like to discuss this to calm their nerves by sharing bad luck/luck.
As for the doctors' merits, no one disputes them. But vaccination is a slippery topic, many have opposite opinions about it.

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^  Yup and Spain hasn’t lost in the last 15 matches too.  But I do lean Italy just because they’ve looked better in the tourney.  Spain’s defense kinda looks shakey at times.  

It could be a tight game with Italy winning it 1 - 0, 2 - 0 or something...  Dunno.  Italy win to nil is 3.80.  It could be worth a shot.

Italy is pretty sure tonight I'm still leaning on it with a narrow victory but not sure it will turn things around from Spain, still a little less confident but I know Spain is a tough team to beat.

I tried 2.5 in FJ has been a lot of winning streaks but I'm still confident in the results I bet on.

I'm pretty sure with the immobile sticker as an execution in front of goal.

 

[ChuckBuck]

Hey guys, which team do you think will win in the ongoing semi-final? Although Spain are controlling the ball more and creating chances, but still no goals have been created from either side. Personally, I rate Italy higher, but what they're showing is not really good. It is still too early to talk about the outcome of the match, but, do you think there will be any surprises in this match?

[tokeweed]

Common sense says that Italy are favorites and they are playing best football in tournament. But Spain is my team and I can't not support them. I don't know what to expect from this game. Defense of Italy is hard to beat and Spain have wasted so many opportunities to score during tournament. So, my support to Spain isn't based on logic, it's emotions.

Did your emotions made you bet on Spain?    They’re looking good in this first half...  Slightly better than Italy.  I’m starting to think this could end in a draw.  Maybe it could end with Spain going to the finals.

Edit:  And yup..  Just saw the Olmo guy waste an opportunity.

Edit:  And that Spain defense doesn’t look shakey this match. 

[mv1986]

Common sense says that Italy are favorites and they are playing best football in tournament. But Spain is my team and I can't not support them. I don't know what to expect from this game. Defense of Italy is hard to beat and Spain have wasted so many opportunities to score during tournament. So, my support to Spain isn't based on logic, it's emotions.

Did your emotions made you bet on Spain?    They’re looking good in this first half...  Slightly better than Italy.  I’m starting to think this could end in a draw.  Maybe it could end with Spain going to the finals.

Edit:  And yup..  Just saw the Olmo guy waste an opportunity.

Edit:  And that Spain defense doesn’t look shakey this match. 

I agree and by now it is clearly a 50:50 game with Spain having a few better situation. But whatever happens this will be a 50:50 one. I don't think Italy will take full control of the game like some here expected. They obviously start from zero and this could well go into overtime.

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Spain is doing better than Italy even if Italy hit the pole.
Anything can happen but how bad can be Immobile?

He does everything wrongly.

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Did your emotions made you bet on Spain?    They’re looking good in this first half...  Slightly better than Italy.  I’m starting to think this could end in a draw.  Maybe it could end with Spain going to the finals.

Edit:  And yup..  Just saw the Olmo guy waste an opportunity.

Edit:  And that Spain defense doesn’t look shakey this match. 

Spain played really well in the first half and Spain is trying to score long range shots even though they are missing by huge margin and it looks like it is their plan as they are not able to enter the box and score the goal and Italy is playing a more defensive game than they played in the tournament. I am still expecting Italy to win the match and the second round will be interesting and i am expecting some tactical changes from both the teams.

[3meek]

Interesting match! Italy is still not able to realize the moments, but I think that in the second half they will be able to make a successful counterattack!
Spain also had a few chances, but their game is not impressive... If in the beginning of the half they played in attack, in the end Italy pressed them...

[FatFork]

Interesting match! Italy is still not able to realize the moments, but I think that in the second half they will be able to make a successful counterattack!
Spain also had a few chances, but their game is not impressive... If in the beginning of the half they played in attack, in the end Italy pressed them...

Well, Spain's coach Enrique did say yesterday "we are leaders in ball possession"... Italy have waited 45 minutes for their first shot at goal.  
In all, it has been a good match so far, but the Italians have not yet shown the same level of play as we've seen in previous matches. I expect there will be significant changes in the second half.

[Harkorede]

I'm very excited about the upcoming EURO 2020 semi-final match Italy vs Spain. Obviously Italy should win this match, they have got strong squad, very tough defiance and have a promising unbeaten history. Every sports betting site are offering good odds, so my money is on Italy. It seems today is unofficial final for everyone.

I'd agree that Italy should be favourites, but Spain certainly have a decent chance. It's by no means clear-cut. Yes, Italy haven't lost since 2018, but a lot of the bigger nations don't lose very often - because they play smaller nations a lot in qualifying matches. Spain won't be a pushover, and we also have to remember that Italy are now missing Spinazzola, too.

I'd favour Italy, but I wouldn't put a lot of money on it.

Spain for me have been the better side in the first 45 minutes, and the Italian will have Donarumma to thank that they've not gone behind, he made an incredible save to keep them score level... It's pretty much still anyone's game but I'd tip Spain to win the match.

[DU18]

Spain is doing better than Italy even if Italy hit the pole.
Anything can happen but how bad can be Immobile?

He does everything wrongly.

Spain had a fairly high possession in the first half of the match, I saw Italy today too weak in the midfield position and hope in the second half Mancini can make a few changes in the Italian squad, because it seems Spain is more focused on building attacks from midfield and  I think immobile has done its best but the lack of accurate feed supply makes immobile a bit frustrating.
Hopefully later in the second half there will be a change in tactics from Mancini so that Italy can play better .

[bitzizzix]

The first half ended and the score was still 0-0 for both Italy and Spain, with the Spanish side dominating in attack, it looks interesting to see how Spain can apply high pressure so effectively.
and make it difficult for Italy to build using short balls, there must be a change in attacking strategy so that Italy looks balanced in the game and the second half will look more interesting in the game unlike the first half which looks boring because there is no serious resistance from Italy.

[kro55]

Interesting match! Italy is still not able to realize the moments, but I think that in the second half they will be able to make a successful counterattack!
Spain also had a few chances, but their game is not impressive... If in the beginning of the half they played in attack, in the end Italy pressed them...

Well, Spain's coach Enrique did say yesterday "we are leaders in ball possession"... Italy have waited 45 minutes for their first shot at goal.  
In all, it has been a good match so far, but the Italians have not yet shown the same level of play as we've seen in previous matches. I expect there will be significant changes in the second half.

We are enjoying a match of lots of attack and counter attack. Both teams are equally strong. Perfect is a semi-final match. Spain possession the ball of 66%  and Italy is only 34%. But both team is playing well. However, Spain's players are making lots of useless shots. They need to play in a more conscious way. Hopefully in the second half we can see goals from both teams.

[LittleBitFunny]

The first half ended and the score was still 0-0 for both Italy and Spain, with the Spanish side dominating in attack, it looks interesting to see how Spain can apply high pressure so effectively.
and make it difficult for Italy to build using short balls, there must be a change in attacking strategy so that Italy looks balanced in the game and the second half will look more interesting in the game unlike the first half which looks boring because there is no serious resistance from Italy.

Both Spain and Italy are creating plenty of attacking opportunities. Spain's players made 5 shots but Italy made only 1. Italy are creating chances to attack but failing to make shots, and Spain's defenders are also performing exceptionally well. If a team can score a goal, the speed of the game will increase. I am enjoying the match very much.