But Chiesa made the crucial breakthrough five minutes into extra-time and another goal from Pessina gave Italy a two-goal cushion.
“In the first half, we could have scored a couple of goals and then after the break we dropped off physically,” he told Italy’s public broadcaster RAI. They will face the Netherlands or Czech Republic in the quarter-finals after winning a knockout tie at the European Championship for the first time since they stunned the continent by winning the tournament in 1992.
“I am really grateful for all the support we got, and the guys are true warriors. Being in the quarter-finals now is amazing.” The Nice forward, brought into the team as a replacement for Yussuf Poulsen, then pounced on a poor clearance by Neco Williams to fire home a second just after half-time.
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