Match #38/R16: Italy 2-0 Austria AET (8pm, Saturday 26th June)

[Up the Junction]

Venue: Wembley Stadium

Can Arnie & Co provide an upset?

[Het-Field]

If Italy play to their strengths, this will be the 3-0 of the Second Round. Austria were the best of three poor teams in that group, and came second as a result. Alaba is a top player but apart from that, if you combined both teams you'd have an Italian in every other position.

[ClydeBuilt]

Venue: Wembley Stadium

Can Arnie & Co provide an upset?

No. Italy have experience where it's needed and ability at the sharp end. They might ship a goal finally but they will score 2 or 3.

3 - 1 and the Azzuri march on.

[Puff Daddy]

Italy. They are still lock tight at the back and potent at the other end

[e17]

I reckon this will be an awful game. Possibly penalties.

[Jumby]

Austria aren't going to score.

[Puff Daddy]

Mancini has also scored top marks for his squad management. Having made 8 changes for the Wales match last weekend, his strongest team is well fresh, having, by this weekend, not played for 2 weeks

[sendô]

To be honest, even if Italy play **** and Austria have the game of their lives I still think Italy will win this in normal time.

[Samba]

Come on Arnie, kill a few..

[norse]

Italy don't play in Rome for the first time in the tournament, they've absolutely destroyed mediocre teams and Austria are no mugs.

Still; can't see anything other than Italy winning. Probably in the same crushing manner as the last 10+ games. I totally agree with sendô

[Daytonahammer]

People are overrating Italy and underrating austria. This game could be fun.

[OFT]

Wasn't going to bother then I remembered his bonkerness. Starting too

[Daytonahammer]

Arnie already on a yellow

[Gazwhu66]

Already Italy more tested than they have been so far, Austria looking up for the game.

I'm not as convinced about Italy as everyone else seems to be so far, this one should give us more of an idea if they really are contenders

[OFT]

Arnie should have hit the target there.

[daytimedave]

poor atmosphere

[SullySpecial]

Immobile looking sharp.

We have an immobile striker too!

[Puff Daddy]

There's some lovely football from Italy, but Austria look capable on the break

[Puff Daddy]

This is a real chance here for Austria

[wolf359]

The Italians like an organised harassing of the referee.