Italy needed extra time to see off battling Austria at Wembley and set up a Euro 2020 quarter-final against Belgium or Portugal.

Marko Arnautovic had a headed goal disallowed after a VAR check for offside in normal time when the game was goalless before goals from substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina sent Italy through.

Chiesa showed terrific technique to bring the ball down and beat Daniel Bachmann from an angle while Pessina, who scored in the group game against Wales, doubled the score from close range.

Austria pulled a goal back through Sasa Kalajdzic’s brave header, the first goal Italy have conceded in 12 games, but the Azzurri’s 31st match without defeat – a new national record – sees them march on.

Italy had the best of the first-half chances as Nicolo Barella was denied by Austria’s Watford keeper before Ciro Immobile struck the post from 25 yards.

Austria produced a terrific defensive display to frustrate the four-time world champions, while creating opportunities of their own.

Arnautovic put one chance over the bar and, with another, fired straight at the keeper, while David Alaba went close from a free-kick before the disallowed goal.

Italy will meet the winners of Sunday’s last-16 game between Belgium, the top-ranked side in the world, and holders Portugal in the quarter-finals in Munich on 2 July.

Substitutes win it for Azzurri

Roberto Mancini’s Italy have been one of the standout teams at Euro 2020 but they struggled to repeat the form which earned them three straight group wins in what was their first match away from Rome.

They were lacklustre after half-time and it was only when Mancini made changes that they finally got themselves in front.

Chielsa and Pessina scored in the space of 10 first-half extra-time minutes to take the game away from Austria, who had been written off before the match.

Even then Kalajdzic, another substitute, was allowed to pull a goal back and make it a tense ending before Italy’s fans in the 18,910 crowd were finally able to celebrate.

Mancini has got Italy believing again – but they will have to play better than this if they are to win the next match and reach the semi-finals.

Player of the match

SpinazzolaLeonardo Spinazzola

with an average of 8.14

Italy

1. Squad number4Player nameSpinazzola

   Average rating

   8.14

2. Squad number14Player nameChiesa

   Average rating

   7.42

3. Squad number21Player nameG Donnarumma

   Average rating

   6.79

4. Squad number12Player namePessina

   Average rating

   6.54

5. Squad number19Player nameBonucci

   Average rating

   6.51

6. Squad number10Player nameInsigne

   Average rating

   6.32

7. Squad number17Player nameImmobile

   Average rating

   6.31

8. Squad number8Player nameJorginho

   Average rating

   6.27

9. Squad number5Player nameLocatelli

   Average rating

   6.12

10. Squad number18Player nameBarella

    Average rating

    6.10

11. Squad number15Player nameAcerbi

    Average rating

    6.08

12. Squad number2Player nameDi Lorenzo

    Average rating

    6.06

13. Squad number9Player nameBelotti

    Average rating

    6.04

14. Squad number6Player nameVerratti

    Average rating

    5.81

15. Squad number16Player nameCristante

    Average rating

    5.76

16. Squad number11Player nameBerardi

    Average rating

    5.55

Austria

1. Squad number8Player nameAlaba

   Average rating

   7.53

2. Squad number13Player nameBachmann

   Average rating

   7.42

3. Squad number7Player nameArnautovic

   Average rating

   7.24

4. Squad number4Player nameHinteregger

   Average rating

   7.24

5. Squad number25Player nameKalajdzic

   Average rating

   7.17

6. Squad number23Player nameSchlager

   Average rating

   6.96

7. Squad number24Player nameLaimer

   Average rating

   6.85

8. Squad number21Player nameLainer

   Average rating

   6.80

9. Squad number9Player nameSabitzer

   Average rating

   6.75

10. Squad number3Player nameDragovic

    Average rating

    6.72

11. Squad number10Player nameGrillitsch

    Average rating

    6.66

12. Squad number19Player nameBaumgartner

    Average rating

    6.65

13. Squad number17Player nameSchaub

    Average rating

    6.63

14. Squad number11Player nameGregoritsch

    Average rating

    6.55

15. Squad number18Player nameSchöpf

    Average rating

    6.39

16. Squad number6Player nameIlsanker

    Average rating

    6.39

17. Squad number16Player nameTrimmel

    Average rating

    6.36

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