Which is the classic match that best represents the Italian defense

Italy vs Netherlands!

At Euro 2000, Maldini tried a new position in the national team: centre-back. Zoff was in charge of the Azzurri at the time, and his back three of Maldini, Nesta and Cannavaro staged a classic clash of contradictions in the semi-final against hosts the Netherlands.

The Italian team, who had been sent off soon after the opening kick-off, stubbornly withstood the Dutch team's onslaught after round. Maldini, Nesta and Cannavaro were so dense that they lost confidence on penalties. It was a thrilling game, and Italy's backline withstood the test in the face of adversity and became a model for defensive teaching.

Euro 2000 between Italy and the Netherlands.

As far as I can remember, it was Euro 2000 between Italy and the Netherlands, where Santo was born! It was really the pinnacle of defence, and the penalty was still prevented.

Euro 2000 semi-finals Italy vs Netherlands.

Euro 2000 semi-finals Netherlands vs. Italy.

Euro 2000 group game against Belgium!

The match that was taken out 3-0 by Brazil.

1992 World Cup final Brazil vs Italy, Italy 2:1 Brazil match.

The 1982 World Cup final is the most classic.

Let's look at the Euro 2000 final.

98 World Cup Italy vs Norway.

European Cup: Italy vs Austria.

Italy won all three games in the group stage of this European Championship and ended up with zero opponents, showing strong offensive and defensive capabilities.

In the last game, in the face of Wales' tight defence, Pesner scored the only goal of the game after receiving an assist from Verratti. In the rest of the game, with the exception of Wales' Ethan Ampadu who went off in the 55th minute, both sides spent the rest of the game uneventfully.

On the other hand, Austria played a more "bullying" performance in the group stage, beating Ukraine and North Macedonia respectively, and losing to the Netherlands.

It is worth mentioning that even in the games where Austria won, their own possession rate was not high, and in the win over Ukraine, the ratio of possession between the two sides was 50:50.

To sum up, combined with the recent form of the two teams, I personally believe that Austria is likely to adopt rigid tactics to deal with this game when it is known that its own comprehensive experience and strength are not as good as the defeat in Zhongli, and I believe that the total goals in this game will not be too much, and it is very likely that Italy will win by one goal or end the regular time for 90 minutes.