Summary

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  • FT: Belgium 1-2 Italy - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and on this page

  • Barella fires home opener before Insigne curler, but Lukaku pulls one back from spot

  • A distraught Spinazzola carried off on stretcher with hamstring injury

  • Italy will face Spain in the semi-final

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  1. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Into the last 10 minutes. Do Belgium have anything left in the tank to change this?

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Two more Italy changes. Chelsea's Emerson replaces the injured Spinazzola. Domenico Berardi is on for Lorenzo Insigne.

    Belgium 1-2 ItalyImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    This game has taken so much out of these teams, Emotionally and physically. Everything left out there.

  4. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Poor Leonardo Spinazzola. He's on a stretcher and looks like he may be in tears. He has been superb in this tournament, but that might be the end of it for him.

  5. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Safe to say that Belgium are not happy with the time this is taking.

  6. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    The muscles are creaking now.

    Leonardo Spinazzola pulls up after chasing a ball. Is it cramp or something more serious?

    Cannily, he lies down on the pitch to try and eat up time with the treatment he requires.

  7. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    The nerves now.

    Romelu Lukaku sees a shot blocked from the edge of the box and we cut to a Belgium fan tapping his fingers at a million taps a minute.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Dennis Praet is required to replace Nacer Chadli. That is so cruel on the ex-Tottenham player.

    Italy also make changes, sending on Andrea Belotti for Ciro Immobile to refresh things up top.

    Bryan Cristante is also on for Marco Verratti.

  9. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Oh, this would be brutal. Nacer Chadli is down and looks to be in trouble. How long has he been on? Two minutes?

  10. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    This is getting ridiculous. So much action.

    Nacer Chadli is immediately involved, driving in to the box and sending over a deflected cross that just flies past the head of Romelu Lukaku and can only be back-heeled away from goal by Thorgan Hazard. Any contact and it is a goal.

    Belgium 1-2 ItalyImage source, Getty Images
  11. Verratti running the showpublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

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    Marco Verratti has been everywhere in this game and is unsurprisngly dominating the statistics.

    The midfielder has had 93 touches of the ball - 25 more than any other Italy player and 35 more than any Belgium player.

    He's attempted 79 passes, completing 74 of them with 65 of those coming in the opposition half - that's more than any other player on all three counts.

    Dominant.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 70 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Roberto Martinez twists first. Nacer Chadli and Dries Mertens are on. Youri Tielemens and Thomas Meunier make way.

  13. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Lorenzo Insigne goes for glory again, but this time his curling effort is too close to Thibaut Courtois, who saves.

  14. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Yep. A few little naughty challenges and unhappy players. With 20 minutes to go, there is an awful lot on the line.

    Belgium 1-2 ItalyImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 21:27 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Chris Sutton
    Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's getting spicey....

  16. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Nope. The free-kick is poor and headed away with ease by Belgium.

  17. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Italy have a free-kick deep in Belgium territory. Big moment?

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

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    Italy the mongoose toying with the Belgium scorpion here. Let's just hope they're careful enough to avoid the sting in the tail...

    Dan

  19. On that Lukaku chance...published at 21:25 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Chris Sutton
    Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's brilliant from Doku, he slides through de Bruyne who pulls the ball back to Lukaku.

    He should score! The Italians celebrated that miss like it was a goal. What a big moment.

    I cannot believe Lukaku missed it.

    Belgium 1-2 ItalyImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Belgium 1-2 Italy

    Oh, it's another massive chance, this time for Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola gets forward to meet a ball into the box but can only fire wide.