Euro Cup 2021: Belgium vs Italy quarter-final preview, Head to Head, Hazard and De Bruyne injury update

Football | Friday | 2nd July, 2021

FIFA World No. 1 Belgium will take on Italy, who are on a 31 game unbeaten streak in the quarter-finals of the Euro-2020 Cup at Allianz Arena, Sevilla, on Saturday at 12:30 am IST.

Belgium entered the quarter-finals by defeating defending champions Portugal by 1-0. They defeated Russia 3-0, Denmark 2-1 and Finland 2-0 in their three matches of Group B.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez gave a vital update about the availability of Belgium's two biggest payers Kevin Du Bruyne and Eden Hazard. 

He admitted there is a possibility that both the players could play against Italy.

Talking about Italy, they defeated Austria by 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of Uefa Euro 2020. Italy under Roberto Mancini are unbeaten in their last 31 games and also broke 82-year-old national record for their unbeaten run.

Italy topped Group A by winning all three games. They beat Wales 1-0 in their third group match, while they defeated Switzerland and Turkey by 3-0 in the first two matches.

Head to head:

The two teams have met 23 times so far, Italy have a big advantage with 14 wins over Belgium's 5.

Matches on July 2 

Switzerland vs Spain 9:30 pm

Belgium vs Italy 12:30 am 

Where to Watch?

Football fans in India will be able to watch the thrilling action live on Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, Sony Six and Sony Ten 4 channels and will be live-streamed on Sony LIV.

Sony Pictures Sports Network will telecast Euro 2020 in six languages ​​in India - English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam