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. goal

    GOAL - Belgium 0-1 Italypublished at 31 mins

    Nicolo Barella

    THIS ONE COUNTS!

    Brilliant finish from Nicolo Barella who dips away from his marker and whips a shot inside the far post.

    Belgium are their own worst enemy, though. trying to run the ball out and gifting possession to the high-pressing Italians.

  2. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Ha. Giorgio Chiellini and Axel Witsel have a little hug in the box as the ref comes over to warn them not to scuffle.

    Soon after, the corner comes in and is comfortably headed away.

  3. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Italy win a corner. You can't take your eyes off it.

  4. So close...published at 20:29 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Here is the moment Italy were denied the opener...

  5. Postpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Martin Keown
    Former England defender on BBC One

    Brilliant football. Breath taking from one end of the pitch to the other. Again its De Bruyne, beautiful skill. Gets it to Lukaku who stands his man up and puts it in the corner but the goalkeeper guesses right.

  6. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Leonardo Spinazzola gets himself into space and then into the Belgium box but his effort loops off a defender and into the grasp of Thibaut Courtois.

    End-to-end. Just how we like it.

  7. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    The corner comes to nothing but Italy break...

  8. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Gianluigi Donnarumma to the rescue again.

    Kevin de Bruyne breaks, finds Romelu Lukaku and his low shot it pushed behind by another big hand.

  9. Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Martin Keown
    Former England defender on BBC One

    That is beautiful play. De Bruyne has gone for Jugular there. Goes straight down the middle, puts it onto his left foot and hits it like an arrow. Its an outstanding save.

  10. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Both managers are starting to get a bit lively down on the touchline. The competitiveness of this is having an effect.

  11. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    My apologies on the goal. It wasn't Giorgio Chiellini's touch that meant it was off. It was a flick from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Either way, the right decision was reached.

  12. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Oh, what a good save!

    Kevin de Bruyne makes a beeline for Italy's box, driving down the right and then inside to within 20 yards. His shot is fierce - rising towards goal - but Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma dives and saves with one big glove.

    Blegium's Kevin de BruyneImage source, Getty Images
  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

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    Italy look very comfortable in possession. You can see why so many have compared them to a club side. A very good one of course.

    P J, Belfast

  14. YELLOW CARDpublished at 21 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Quick retribution. Tielemens fouls Verratti and gets a booking to match the Italians.

    Long time for both those two to now play on a yellow, especially with how they like to get stuck in.

  15. YELLOW CARDpublished at 20 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    The first yellow goes to Italy's Marco Verratti for a foul to halt a Belgium counter-attack. Youri Tielemens had rolled him and was away.

  16. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    It's very enjoyable so far. Two well-matched teams, both looking to make things happen.

  17. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    It was Youri Tielemens with the shot to set up that corner. As the last FA Cup final illustrated, you maybe don't want to clear the way for him to have a pop from range if you're Italy.

  18. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Belgium respond to the reprieve by winning another corner.

    This time they take it short, but after Jeremy Doku weaves his way into the box, his pass is to far in from of a team-mate on the edge.

  19. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Martin Keown
    Former England defender on BBC One

    It's a let off really, because it's really poor from Belgium. They should have had a man in that area, certainly someone has not done their job properly there.

  20. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 14 mins

    Belgium 0-0 Italy

    Yep. Offside.

    Parity is restored as the video technology intervenes.