Navbar

SERIE A TAKING CENTRE STAGE IN THE EURO 2024 SEMI-FINALS

HeaderContent

Opta Facts - Insights Matchday 35

Sport Judge Decisions, Primavera 1 2024/2025 - 35th Matchday

Sport Judge Decisions, Serie A 2024/2025 - Matchday 34

LATEST DOCUMENTS

LatestDocument

RelatedDocument

RELATED PLAYERS

RelatedPlayer

RELATED TEAMS

RelatedTeam

ShareButton

&lt;p&gt;The semi-finals of Euro 2024 are on the horizon following the intense and thrilling &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/altro/euro-2024-all-set-for-the-quarter-finals-7136437&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;quarter-final clashes&lt;/a&gt; that saw various Serie A Enilive players take to the pitch. The four matches at the weekend delivered plenty of late emotions, with two of them being decided on penalties, another going to extra time and only one finishing after 90 minutes. Various Italian top-flight players can be found in two of the remaining teams in the competition, demonstrating the importance of our league from an international standpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first quarter-final showdown pitted &lt;strong&gt;Germany&lt;/strong&gt; against &lt;strong&gt;Spain&lt;/strong&gt;, two of the best performing sides in the competition. After Dani Olmo’s opener for the Spaniards, Wirtz scored a later leveller to take the game into extra time, during which Merino bagged the winner for La Roja.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other last-eight clash on Friday 5 July saw the two Euro 2016 finalists, &lt;strong&gt;Portugal&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;France&lt;/strong&gt;, take each other on in Hambug. &lt;strong&gt;Leao&lt;/strong&gt; (AC Milan) provided a threat for the Portuguese with his bursts forward down the left flank before being replaced by Joao Felix at the start of the second half of extra time. As for the French, who were without the suspended Rabiot, &lt;strong&gt;Mike Maignan&lt;/strong&gt; (AC Milan) took centre stage in the second half with his saves to deny Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is yet to concede from open play in the tournament, in which he’s so far kept four clean sheets in five matches. &lt;strong&gt;Thuram&lt;/strong&gt; (Inter), who came on for Kolo Muani in the 86th minute, contributed to France’s attacking moves in extra time, while &lt;strong&gt;Theo Hernandez&lt;/strong&gt; (AC Milan), a big figure on the left throughout, fired the decisive penalty past Diogo Costa to seal Les Bleus’ spot in the semi-finals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2e6fbb8f-4518-4ea1-a0b5-9813d17e2680/Sito_HERO_francia.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spain and France will now meet at the Munich Football Arena for the first time since 10 October 2021, when Deschamps’ men ran out 2-1 winners in the UEFA Nations League final at San Siro. The last meeting between the two teams at the Euros took place in the quarter-finals in 2012. Back then, Del Bosque’s La Roja won 2-0 before later going on to win the trophy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first quarter-final match on Saturday 6 July, &lt;strong&gt;England&lt;/strong&gt; beat &lt;strong&gt;Switzerland&lt;/strong&gt; 5-3 on penalties to progress. After Saka had cancelled out Embolo’s opener in normal time, Pickford’s save to deny Akanji from the spot ended up proving decisive in the shootout. The European adventure of the Swiss “Italians” is now over, but they certainly enjoyed an impressive run. From &lt;strong&gt;Sommer&lt;/strong&gt; (Inter) and &lt;strong&gt;Rodriguez&lt;/strong&gt; (Torino), who, against The Three Lions, produced yet another impeccable display, through to &lt;strong&gt;Freuler&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Aebischer&lt;/strong&gt; (Bologna), both of whom were substituted shortly before the penalty shootout, and &lt;strong&gt;Ndoye&lt;/strong&gt; (Bologna), who provided the assist for Switzerland’s goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Türkiye vs. Netherlands&lt;/strong&gt; was the final last-eight showdown and the only game where Serie A Enilive players came up against each other, with three Inter men on the pitch from the opening minute. &lt;strong&gt;Calhanoglu &lt;/strong&gt;(Inter) returned to the starting line-up in midfield following his suspension, while Montella also once again selected &lt;strong&gt;Yildiz&lt;/strong&gt; (Juventus) down the left. &lt;strong&gt;Celik &lt;/strong&gt;started on the bench before entering the fray with 15 minutes remaining. As for the Netherlands, Koeman chose &lt;strong&gt;Dumfries&lt;/strong&gt; (Inter) at right-back, &lt;strong&gt;De Vrij &lt;/strong&gt;(Inter) alongside Van Dijk in the centre of defence and &lt;strong&gt;Reijnders&lt;/strong&gt; (AC Milan) in midfield. The Turks took a first-half lead through Samet Akaydin, but the Dutch responded in the second half through a header from &lt;strong&gt;Stefan De Vrij&lt;/strong&gt; (his fourth goal for his country) and an own goal from former Sassuolo man Muldur, who put into his own net under pressure from Gakpo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a3c498b6-7a74-493d-86e3-7e9302f4d5ce/Sito_HERO_devrij.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dutch have progressed to the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 20 years (Euro 2004), while England remain on course to reach their second consecutive Euro final.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The upcoming clash at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund will represent a first in the European Championship knockouts: the Oranje and England have only previously met once in the competition, and that was in the group stage (in 1996).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inter&lt;/strong&gt; (4) and &lt;strong&gt;AC Milan&lt;/strong&gt; (3) are the two Italian clubs with the most representatives in these semi-finals. There have been &lt;strong&gt;five goals scored by Nerazzurri players during these Euros&lt;/strong&gt; (Bastoni, Barella, Arnautovic, Calhanoglu and De Vrij); Inter only trail Bayern Munich (six) in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Semi-final calender:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;9 July, 21:00 CEST, Spain vs. France&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;10 July, 21:00 CEST, Netherlands vs. England&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

De Vrij’s first international goal in over nine years kicks off a comeback for the Netherlands, who beat Montella’s Türkiye to advance. Theo scores the decisive penalty for France, while the Swiss are eliminated by England after a penalty shootout defeat

Content

Composite93

Other competitions  

Spain beat France in a thrilling final at the Olympics to win the gold medal. Juan Miranda (Bologna) and Adrián Bernabé (Parma) are celebrating the win whilst Morocco and El Azzouzi (Bologna) secured a historic bronze

MIRANDA AND BERNABÉ GOLD MEDALISTS AT PARIS 2024

Spain and France secured comeback victories in the semi-finals and will battle it out in the final for a gold medal. Among the Spaniards, Juan Miranda and Adrian Bernabè are the Serie A representatives still in contention

SERIE A IN THE OLYMPIC FINAL

Big wins for El Azzouzi’s Morocco and Miranda and Bernabé’s Spain, who are through to the last four. The campaign comes to a close for Tessmann’s USA and Beltran’s Argentina

PARIS 2024: SEMI-FINALS TODAY

Sixteen national teams, divided into four groups, compete with the goal of winning an Olympic medal. Among the athletes seeking glory in Paris are nine footballers from our league.

SERIE A STARS AT THE OLYMPICS

Lautaro Martínez’s goal in the second half of extra time secures the Albiceleste their second consecutive Copa America. Joining the celebrations with il Toro are Paredes, Nico Gonzalez, and Valentin Carboni

LAUTARO SEALS ARGENTINA`S TRIUMPH IN COPA AMERICA

Argentina and Colombia won their semi-final clashes against Canada and Uruguay respectively and head to Miami for an unprecedented Copa America final.

ARGENTINA AND COLOMBIA BATTLE FOR THE COPA AMERICA 2024 TITLE

France and the Netherlands see their dreams vanish after two compelling semi-finals

SPAIN AND ENGLAND IN EURO 2024 FINAL

Decisive penalties in the two most eagerly-awaited quarter-final matches: Lautaro`s Argentina scored their last penatly to go through, while Brazil lose to Uruguay and leave the competition. Canada and Colombia the other two semi-finalists

COPA AMERICA MOVE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS

Argentina made it through thanks to Lautaro Martinez’s goals, top goalscorer with 4. Olivera was decisive for group winners Uruguay; nightmare for the USA who went out on home soil

COPA AMERICA QUARTER-FINALS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY

With Italy sent out by ‘Bologna’s’ Switzerland, the plethora of Serie A Enilive players at the Euros has been thinned out. The Swiss and French are still the sides with the most adopted Italians in their sides

EURO 2024: ALL SET FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS

ContentRepresentation

SocialFooter

SponsorFooter

Footer

FooterBottom

Serie AllStar

Radio TV Serie A con RDS

RadioBox

The semi-finals of Euro 2024 are on the horizon following the intense and thrilling <a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/altro/euro-2024-all-set-for-the-quarter-finals-7136437" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">quarter-final clashes</a> that saw various Serie A Enilive players take to the pitch. The four matches at the weekend delivered plenty of late emotions, with two of them being decided on penalties, another going to extra time and only one finishing after 90 minutes. Various Italian top-flight players can be found in two of the remaining teams in the competition, demonstrating the importance of our league from an international standpoint.The first quarter-final showdown pitted Germany against Spain, two of the best performing sides in the competition. After Dani Olmo’s opener for the Spaniards, Wirtz scored a later leveller to take the game into extra time, during which Merino bagged the winner for La Roja.The other last-eight clash on Friday 5 July saw the two Euro 2016 finalists, Portugal and France, take each other on in Hambug. Leao (AC Milan) provided a threat for the Portuguese with his bursts forward down the left flank before being replaced by Joao Felix at the start of the second half of extra time. As for the French, who were without the suspended Rabiot, Mike Maignan (AC Milan) took centre stage in the second half with his saves to deny Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is yet to concede from open play in the tournament, in which he’s so far kept four clean sheets in five matches. Thuram (Inter), who came on for Kolo Muani in the 86th minute, contributed to France’s attacking moves in extra time, while Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), a big figure on the left throughout, fired the decisive penalty past Diogo Costa to seal Les Bleus’ spot in the semi-finals.<figure data-asset-id="c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2" data-image-id="c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2e6fbb8f-4518-4ea1-a0b5-9813d17e2680/Sito_HERO_francia.jpg" data-asset-id="c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2" data-image-id="c2f32ed6-011d-4c9a-badd-34a1fd72d4f2" alt=""></figure>Spain and France will now meet at the Munich Football Arena for the first time since 10 October 2021, when Deschamps’ men ran out 2-1 winners in the UEFA Nations League final at San Siro. The last meeting between the two teams at the Euros took place in the quarter-finals in 2012. Back then, Del Bosque’s La Roja won 2-0 before later going on to win the trophy.In the first quarter-final match on Saturday 6 July, England beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties to progress. After Saka had cancelled out Embolo’s opener in normal time, Pickford’s save to deny Akanji from the spot ended up proving decisive in the shootout. The European adventure of the Swiss “Italians” is now over, but they certainly enjoyed an impressive run. From Sommer (Inter) and Rodriguez (Torino), who, against The Three Lions, produced yet another impeccable display, through to Freuler and Aebischer (Bologna), both of whom were substituted shortly before the penalty shootout, and Ndoye (Bologna), who provided the assist for Switzerland’s goal.Türkiye vs. Netherlands was the final last-eight showdown and the only game where Serie A Enilive players came up against each other, with three Inter men on the pitch from the opening minute. Calhanoglu (Inter) returned to the starting line-up in midfield following his suspension, while Montella also once again selected Yildiz (Juventus) down the left. Celik started on the bench before entering the fray with 15 minutes remaining. As for the Netherlands, Koeman chose Dumfries (Inter) at right-back, De Vrij (Inter) alongside Van Dijk in the centre of defence and Reijnders (AC Milan) in midfield. The Turks took a first-half lead through Samet Akaydin, but the Dutch responded in the second half through a header from Stefan De Vrij (his fourth goal for his country) and an own goal from former Sassuolo man Muldur, who put into his own net under pressure from Gakpo.<figure data-asset-id="2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e" data-image-id="2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a3c498b6-7a74-493d-86e3-7e9302f4d5ce/Sito_HERO_devrij.png" data-asset-id="2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e" data-image-id="2a624928-d359-4af2-bdc0-aa68961d706e" alt=""></figure>The Dutch have progressed to the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 20 years (Euro 2004), while England remain on course to reach their second consecutive Euro final.The upcoming clash at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund will represent a first in the European Championship knockouts: the Oranje and England have only previously met once in the competition, and that was in the group stage (in 1996).Inter (4) and AC Milan (3) are the two Italian clubs with the most representatives in these semi-finals. There have been five goals scored by Nerazzurri players during these Euros (Bastoni, Barella, Arnautovic, Calhanoglu and De Vrij); Inter only trail Bayern Munich (six) in this regard.Semi-final calender:<ul> <li>9 July, 21:00 CEST, Spain vs. France</li> <li>10 July, 21:00 CEST, Netherlands vs. England</li></ul> (Photo Getty Images)

SERIE A TAKING CENTRE STAGE IN THE EURO 2024 SEMI-FINALS | News

SERIE A TAKING CENTRE STAGE IN THE EURO 2024 SEMI-FINALS

De Vrij’s first international goal in over nine years kicks off a comeback for the Netherlands, who beat Montella’s Türkiye to advance. Theo scores the decisive penalty for France, while the Swiss are eliminated by England after a penalty shootout defeat

RELATED ARTICLES

SERIE A TAKING CENTRE STAGE IN THE EURO 2024 SEMI-FINALS | News