Round 16 - ITALY v AUSTRIA

BEST BET Italy to win ($1.50) The best team of the knockout stages, Italy’s momentum and fantastic unity should carry them to victory.

BEST VALUE First Scorer - - Italy ($3.80) Immobile is in great form, scoring twice in the first three games. He’ll get plenty of chances to score first.

FULL MATCH PREVIEW UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 Wembley Stadium, London Sun 27 Jun 5:00 Broadcaster: Optus Sport Head-to-Head: Italy ($1.50), Draw ($3.90), Austria ($7) Italy World Ranking: 7 Austria World Ranking: 23

Group A Results – Italy (First – 3 wins) Italy 3-0 Turkey Italy 3-0 Switzerland Italy 1-0 Wales Top Scorer: 2 - Ciro Immobile,

Group C Results – Austria (Second – 2 wins, 1 loss) Austria 3-1 North Macedonia Netherlands 2-0 Austria Austria 1-0 Ukraine Top Scorer: 1 - Marko Arnautović, Christoph Baumgartner, Michael Gregoritsch, Stefan Lainer

Summary: Ranked as only a half-chance of winning the tournament coming in, Italy were arguably the most impressive team of the of the knockout stages and now look a real chance of going all the way. has this team playing as a club-like unit, a genuine point of difference in international football. They lose their home ground advantage for this match but that shouldn’t bother them. Every part of this Italian side looks well-tuned, especially in attack, where Ciro Immobile, and are working in harmony. Austria can be very proud of their tournament – defeating North Macedonia and Ukraine – but their defeat to the Netherlands showed they’re a cut below Europe’s very best. And right now, that is the level Italy are on. Score Prediction: Italy 2-0 ($5.50) The Italians recorded back-to-back 3-0 wins to open their Euro 2020 account and their superb defence is yet to concede in the tournament.

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