Defeating Italy, Spain took sole top spot in Group B and a ticket to the next round.

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June 20, 2024 00:30

Air heating

Fans of both teams arrived at the stadium several hours early. Veltins-Arena with a capacity of over 65,000 seats was too small to meet the demand of Spanish and Italian fans for the Group B match.

June 20, 2024 01:00

Coach Fuente "disciplines" his students

Don't be complacent after the 3-0 victory over Croatia, is the message coach Fuente sent to his players before the big match against Italy. He believes that Italy will have a different strength and difficulty level compared to Croatia.

June 20, 2024 10:40 PM

A fateful match

Spain and Italy are familiar faces at the EURO. In 2012, La Roja defeated Azzurri 4-1 to win the championship. In the next two EUROs, Spain was eliminated by Italy in the knockout round.

June 20, 2024 10:50 PM

Notable stars

The battle in the midfield was the hottest point of the Spain vs Italy match. The focus was on the performances of the two conductors, Pedri of Spain and Barella of Italy.

In the opening match, Pedri was not in the best physical condition but still had a great influence on Spain's play. Meanwhile, Barella is now Italy's all hope in midfield.

June 20, 2024 11:10 PM

"Ready to play dirty to beat Spain"

Coach Luciano Spalletti declared that Italy is ready to do everything, even play dirty to win 3 points in the most important match in Group B. He praised Spain as a strong team in both the quality of each player and the collective style of play. This will be a strong enough test to prove the strength of the defending champion at EURO 2024.

June 21, 2024 01:04

Spain vs Italy starting lineup

Both teams kept their starting positions from the opening match.

June 21, 2024 01:10

Italian stars ready for the big battle

June 21, 2024 01:36

Head-to-head record of the two teams

Spain and Italy have met 39 times in their history. La Roja have a better record of wins than the Azzurri. Most recently, the two teams met in the Nations League and Spain won 2-1.

June 21, 2024 02:01

The match begins

The most anticipated match of the EURO 2024 group stage begins. Italy in all white kicks off first.

June 21, 2024 02:03

First chance

2': Donnarumma had to work hard to show his talent after Pedri's header. Before that, Williams dribbled and made a sudden pass from the left wing.

June 21, 2024 02:05

La Roja entered the game with enthusiasm

Spain was the more proactive team. In 3 minutes, La Roja continuously created 2 impressive plays, with Williams' breakthrough on the left wing.

June 21, 2024 02:11

Almost scored for Spain

11': Spain had another chance after an aerial game. From the left wing, Morata crossed the ball and sent it right to Williams who was running up. The young La Roja star's header went wide of the post.

June 21, 2024 02:12

Match statistics after 10 minutes

Spain temporarily took the initiative with nearly 60% of the ball possession. La Roja had 2 shots, both were golden opportunities. Meanwhile, Italy had not had any notable attacks.

June 21, 2024 02:20

The Spanish midfield dominates

After 20 minutes, Spain made 140 passes. La Roja's trio of Rodri, Pedri and Ruiz were overwhelming Barella and Jorginho.

June 21, 2024 02:26

Continuous opportunities for Spain

24': Morata failed when facing Donnarumma at a tight angle. Before that, the sudden change happened when Yamal took the ball from the right wing and charged straight into the Italian defense before Morata was given the chance.

Two minutes later, the Italian goal was threatened again by Ruiz's shot from outside the box.

June 21, 2024 02:35

Italy deadlocked

The Azzurri are playing long balls to get the ball into the Spanish half. The two midfielders Barella and Jorginho have almost no connection with the Italian attack. The striker Scamacca has only had 9 touches since the start of the match. Similarly, Chiesa has only touched the ball 10 times and has completely disappeared after 34 minutes.

June 21, 2024 02:42

Ruiz shoots

42': The Spanish midfielder continues to try his luck with long-range shots. His latest shot goes right to Donnarumma's chosen position.

June 21, 2024 02:46

First chance for Italy

45+1': Italy organized a sharp counter-attack. Chiesa was the last to shoot but the ball went over the bar.

June 21, 2024 02:48

End of first half

Spain 0-0 Italy

June 21, 2024 02:55

First half: Spain completely dominated

The statistics clearly reflected how La Roja dominated Italy after 45 minutes. Fuente and his team had at least 3 clear chances but failed to take advantage.

June 21, 2024 03:03

The second half begins.

Italy brought on Andrea Cambiaso and Bryan Cristante at the start of the second half. The two players who made way were Jorginho and Davide Frattesi.

June 21, 2024 03:10

Pedri missed his chance

52': Another time the Spanish player missed a chance when he shot just a few meters from the goal. Pedri received a pass from Cucurella on the left wing, shot with one touch but the ball went wide of the post.

June 21, 2024 03:13

1-0 for Spain

55': Center back Riccardo Calafiori scored an own goal, helping Spain open the scoring. Before that, Williams made a difficult cross from the left wing. Donnarumma dove to block the cross but the ball hit Calafiori's foot and went into the goal.

June 21, 2024 03:16

Spain increases pressure

58': Donnarumma had to show his talent again after Morata's long-range shot. After the goal, La Roja played brilliantly and were suffocating Italy.

June 21, 2024 03:19

Italy almost lost 0-2

60': Yamal almost made it happen with a curling shot. The ball created a beautiful trajectory, passing Donnarumma's reach but going wide of the post.

June 21, 2024 03:23

Italy made two more substitutions

64': Chiesa and Scamacca leave the field. Retegui and Zaccagni replace them.

June 21, 2024 03:29

The ball hit the Italian crossbar.

71': Williams' spectacular shot from the left corner beat Donnarumma but the ball hit the crossbar.

June 21, 2024 03:30

Spain made two substitutions

72': Coach Fuente took Pedri and Yamal off. Ferran Torres and Alex Baena replaced them.

June 21, 2024 03:37

Morata leaves the field

78': Spain withdrew Morata and Williams from the field, replacing them with Ayoze Perez and

Mikel Oyarzabal.

June 21, 2024 03:40

Italy's last effort

82': Italy sends striker Giacomo Raspadori onto the field. Azzurri is doing everything they can to find the equalizer 1-1.

June 21, 2024 03:48

4 minutes of extra time in the second half

Italy have 4 minutes left to hope to get a point back.

June 21, 2024 03:55

Full time: Spain 1-0 Italy

La Roja played a dominant game to defeat Italy, thereby securing an early ticket to the round of 16. If Spain had taken advantage of their opportunities, they could have won by a bigger margin. The Spanish team had the upper hand over Italy in all parameters, especially in converting passes into clear scoring opportunities.

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