At Ernst Happel, in Vienna, the game was decided in the first half, with goals from Xaver Schlager, in the sixth minute, and by David Alaba, in the 35th minute.
This was Austria's first victory over Italy in 62 years, teams that faced each other in the round of 16 of Euro2020, held in 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic, in which the transalpines won, later ending up winning the trophy.
World champion in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006, the Italian team missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and now the 2022 World Cup, which started Monday in Qatar.