Italy have qualified for their first European semi-final since 1997 as Cristiana Girelli scored twice in a dramatic 2-1 win over Norway.
The 35-year-old stepped up to deliver for her country once again, surviving a VAR review to tap home the opener before heading a last-gasp winner to set up a meeting with either England or Sweden in the last four.
Sandwiched between Girelli’s double were two key moments for Norway’s iconic striker, Ada Hegerberg, who squandered her second penalty of these finals, sweeping wide of the target.
Atonement arrived six minutes later, levelling the tie, but the earlier spot-kick miss came back to bite.
Norway’s Ada Hegerberg missed a penalty before scoring a leveller
Norway have always been a nearly team. They were far too passive on the night, and failed to deal with Italy’s threat from wide.
Both of Italy’s goals were created in the channels, with Girelli’s winner set up by Sofia Cantore in the 90th minute, nodding the decisive goal with her third of the tournament.
How the Euro quarter-finals stand
All kick-offs at 8pm BST
July 16
QF1: Norway 1-2 Italy (Geneva)
July 17
QF3: Sweden vs England (Zurich)
July 18
QF2: Spain vs Switzerland (Bern)
July 19
QF4: France vs Germany (Basel)
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