Cristiana Girelli grabs late second goal to send Italy past Norway and into semi-finals
The Italians took the lead five minutes into the second half through Girelli's close-range finish and they had the ball in the net again three minutes later only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.
Norway captain Ada Hegerberg then won a penalty but fired her spot kick wide for the second time at the tournament before levelling with a deft finish in the 66th minute to silence the raucous Italian fans in the crowd.
With the game heading for extra time, Girelli ghosted in at the far post to head home her second of the game and send Italy into the last four for the first time since 1997.
They will next face either reigning champions England or Sweden, who meet in Zurich on Thursday.
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