Following their fortunate, but deserved victory over Turkey on Sunday, Italy go into their second Group B match against Belgium in Brussels hoping to maintain their momentum and book their place in the quarter-finals.

Dino Zoff's side entered the tournament low on confidence but produced an enterprising display against Turkey which reignited hopes the Italians could lift the trophy for the first time since 1968.

Victory over Turkey was sealed by a controversial late penalty for an alleged foul on the largely ineffective Filippo Inzaghi, but Italy really should have wrapped up victory long before.

Francesco Totti hit the bar with a header, Alessandro Del Piero announced himself to Euro 2000 with a superb free-kick which also struck the crossbar, and the Turks had to clear the ball off the line on at least three occasions.

At the back, Italy were not quite the solid unit they usually are, but their sense of urgency made a pleasant change from the turgid football that characterised their qualifying campaign.

For the Belgium clash, Zoff may choose to replace Inzaghi up front with Del Piero, who had a sparkling 20 minutes as a substitute against Turkey.

Otherwise, the team is likely to be largely unchanged, with captain Paolo Maldini extending his record number of international caps.

Co-hosts Belgium also surprised many with their 2-1 win over Sweden in the opening match of the tournament, but they still look limited, especially in their attack.

Luc Nilis, for so long their best player, isn't yet fully fit after injury, and though he came on against Sweden, he'll find it hard to avoid the likes of Demetrio Albertini snapping at his heels.

Emile Mpenza, scorer of Belgium's second on Saturday, will also find space hard to come by against Maldini and co, whose organization will be all the better for a match under their belts.

The danger for Belgium is that they may consider their work half done having beaten Sweden, allowing Italy to wrap up the group in convincing style.

Historically, Italy also improve as major tournaments progress. After the way they started, despite their well-documented lack of invention in midfield, it would be a surprise if Belgium have enough to stop them making it two wins out of two.