Euro 2020: Italy beat Austria 2-1 with extra time goals to enter quarter-finals - WATCH

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Italy scored twice in extra time through substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina to give the Euro 2020 title contender a nerve-racking 2-1 victory over Austria on Saturday and a spot in the quarter-finals.

The Italians, who are now unbeaten for 31 consecutive matches - a new national record - got off to a strong start and hit the upright with Ciro Immobile's powerful shot in the 32nd minute.

But Austria, looking for its first win over Italy in 62 years, grew bolder after the break and put the ball in the net through Marko Arnautovic, only for his 65th-minute header to be ruled offside after a VAR review.

They ran out of steam, however, early in extra time allowing Chiesa far too much time and space in the 95th to control a Leonardo Spinazzola cross in the box and rifle home from a tight angle.

Federico Chiesa joins his dad Enrico by scoring at a EURO finals tournament 

Enrico Chiesa found the net against Czech Republic at EURO '96 @azzurri | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/Pr8zccgKNx — UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 26, 2021

Pessina also found enough space to drill in from close range in the 105th before Sasa Kalajdzic pulled one back for Austria with a glancing header. Italy will now play either Belgium or Portugal in its quarter-final next Friday in Munich.