Best 16 : Italy 2 - 1 Austria

Best 16 battles. Another match on the first day was a match between Italy, which ranked 1st in Group A, and Austria, which ranked 2nd in Group C.

Italy defeated Turkey and Switzerland 3-0 each in the group stage, and the final match against Wales was still 1-0 while changing members.

An aggressive play style is working, and a dangerous way of fighting.

However, all three games so far have been played at home in Rome. This is Italy's first non-Rome match. Can we still fight in London?

Austria, on the other hand, defeated North Macedonia in the first match 3-1 but lost 0-2 in the following match against the Netherlands. He won the final 16 against Ukraine, beating 1-0.

In the match against Ukraine, the tactical skill of aggressively attacking and preempting the wait-and-see Ukraine and defending the rest of the time was impressive.

Italy is 7th in the FIFA rankings and Austria is 23rd.

In the match, Italy and Austria repeatedly attacked each other, and the game went on and off.

In the 65th minute, centering from the right side, Alaba turned back with his head, and at the end Arnautović seemed to be heading to the goal line, but this was an offside decision by VAR.

After that, both sides did not give up, and the match was the first extended match of this tournament.

In the 95th minute, Chiesa, who became free on the right side, finally passed the defender and scored a goal with his left foot, and Italy finally took the lead.

In the 105th minute, Italy further scored 2-0 with Pessina deciding with his left foot from the melee in front of the goal.

But Austria never gives up. In the 114th minute, Kalajditch threw his body into a low corner kick from the right side and returned one point with his head.

This was Italy's first lost goal in 12 games. The match is timed up as it is.

Italy couldn't fight like a group stage and faced some dangerous scenes, but after the extra time, Austria managed to make the best eight.

However, various issues that could not be seen on the group stage became clear, and a tough battle is expected in the future.

Austria did not have a good reputation before the opening of the tournament, but when it started, it showed the world the quality of individual players and the tactics.

It can be said that it was a successful tournament, achieving the first best 16 in the third appearance.