Italy to face Spain in Euro 2020 semi-finals
This is the countries' seventh meeting in the Euros, with Spain's only win in 90 minutes coming in 2012 final - which they won 4-0. Italy beat Spain in the last 16 at Euro 2016. Spain is looking for a third European title in four events, while Italy has surprisingly only won it once, all the way back in 1968.
The game is at Wembley, the same venue as Wednesday's match between England and Denmark and Sunday's final. There are unlikely to be too many fans of either side at the game. Anyone flying from Spain or Italy into England would have to quarantine and therefore not attend.
Italian FA president Gabriele Gravina says they have been given 125 tickets - out of a possible 60,000 crowd." It is unfair that there are no fans from Italy and Spain," said Italy boss Roberto Mancini. "But it is better to play in front of the public than in front of a few people - that is the beauty of sport."
Spain manager Luis Enrique said he hoped there would be plenty of Spanish and Italians who live in the UK in the crowd." It is a strange situation. I hope there are Spanish and Italians more than English fans, but they are things we cannot control," he said. "I am not going to waste any energy on it. We wish it were different, but we accept it."
Italy, unbeaten in almost three years - has been arguably the most impressive team in Euro 2020. They won all three group games before beating Austria in extra time and then Belgium, the number one ranked team globally, 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
But they will be without left-back Leonardo Spinazzola, who has been one of the best players in the tournament after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon against Belgium. The 28-year-old Roma player has had surgery and is set to be sidelined for around six months.
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