MATCH REPORT
The match’s only goal came in the 55th minute when Italy centre-back Riccardon Calafiori put the ball inside his net.
June 21, 2024 02:25
FULL-TIME
90+6’ ESP 1-0 ITA | FULL TIME
Corner for Italy. Donnarumma comes out front for it. Cambiaso whips in the cross and it is cleared away from danger. And that seems to be the last action of the match as the referee blows the whistle for full-time.
Spain wins the group and confirms a spot in the round of 16.
90+3’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Substitution
Spain: Fabian Ruiz is replaced by Mikel Merino
90+1’ ESP 1-0 ITA | SAVE
Ayoze Perez nutmegs his defender and goes through on goal from the left. He goes for a near post shot and forces Donnarumma to make a fantastic save.
90’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Barella tries to Retegui with a ball over the top. Unai Simon does well to come off his line and catch it.
Four minutes of added time to play.
88’ ESP 1-0 ITA
And suddenly it seems like Spain is struggling to take the ball away from the Italians. Spain manages to turn the tempo down after Mikel Oyarzabal wins a foul at the expense of Cristante.
85’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Italy is passing the ball around to find a way through. A corner comes in from the left for the Italians. Bryan Cristante tries to just touch it into goal but Unai Simon does well to catch it.
82’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Substitution
Italy: Pellegrini is replaced by Giacomo Raspadori
81’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Alex Baena sends a pass through for Ayoze Perez on the left side of the box. He is closed down by the Italian defence before he can take a shot.
78’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Substitutions
Spain: Morata and Williams are replaced by Ayoze Perez and Mikel Oyarzabal
77’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Ferran Torres is on the right now. He sends in a cross into the six-yard-box. Morata stretches his leg but cannot reach the ball.
74’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Italy gets a freekick in a good position. Pellegrini stands over the freekick and fires it over the bar in the end.
72’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Substitutions
Spain: Yamal and Pedri are replaced by Ferran Torres and Alex Baena
70’ ESP 1-0 ITA | HITS THE CROSSBAR
Spain plays out beautifully from Italy’s pressure up front. The ball is played out to Williams on the left. He ignores the run of Cucurella, cuts to his right and fires his shot.
The ball rattles off the crossbar and goes out.
June 21, 2024 01:57
YELLOW CARD
68’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Yellow card
Le Normand goes into the book for a bad foul on Zaccagni
66’ ESP 1-0 ITA
Cristante wins the ball on the right and starts a counter. He looks for Retegui in the middle but the cross goes past the substitute and the goal.
64’ ESP 1-0 ITA | Substitutuions
Italy: Chiesa and Scamacca are replaced by Mattia Zaccagni and Mateo Retegui
63’ ESP 1-0 ITA
A good spell of possession from Italy comes to an end after Scamacca brings down Pedri in the middle of the pitch.
60’ ESP 1-0 ITA | JUST WIDE
Yamal is on the right now. He cuts into his left and tries to curl it into the far corner. The ball goes just wide of the left post.
58’ ESP 1-0 ITA | SAVE
Morata gets the ball in Italy’s half and tries his luck from a long way out. His powerful shot is tipped over the bar by Donnarumma.
55’ OWN GOAAL!! ESP 1-0 ITA
Calafiori scores an own goal!! Nico Williams gets the ball on the left side of the box. He gets past his man and whips in a cross into the box. Donnarumma gets a slight touch on the ball before it deflects off Calafiori into the goal.
52’ ESP 0-0 ITA | MISS
Williams plays a ball through for Cucurella who made a run into the box. Cucurella looks up and fires a pass into Pedri in the middle.
The Barcelona man hits it first time and the ball goes wide of the left post.
49’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Corner comes in for Spain from the right. The Italian defence clears the ball away and Pedri takes it and gives it to Yamal on the right. He gets past his man but his touch is heavy and Donnarumma comes and collects the ball.
June 21, 2024 01:35
YELLOW CARD
46’ ESP 0-0 ITA | Yellow card
Half-time substitute Cristante is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on Rodri.
ESP 0-0 ITA | SECOND HALF BEGINS
Spain kicks off the second half shooting from right to left.
Italy: Jorginho and Frattesi are replaced by Bryan Cristante and Andrea Cambiaso.
June 21, 2024 01:18
HALFTIME
45+2’ ESP 0-0 ITA | Yellow card | HALF TIME
Rodri misses the next match after he gets booked for dissent. And it looks like that is the last major action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.
45’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Two minutes of added time to play.
Italy tries to counter after a chance at the other end. Chiesa gets the ball on the right and goes for a shot. It sails over the bar.
44’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Looks like Italy is waiting for half-time to arrive as Di Lorenzo takes his own time to take a throw in.
41’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Pedri drives down the middle again and lays the ball off to Morata. He cuts away from two defenders and the ball falls loose to Ruiz who shoots it first time. Easy save for Donnarumma in the end.
39’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Another moment for magic from Williams who finds Pedri on the left corner of the penalty box with a backheel. Pedri gives it back to Williams who made a run into the box.
Alessandro Bastoni does well to stick a leg out to clear the ball away from danger.
37’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Spain gets a freekick on the left side after Di Lorenzo brings down Williams. The freekick is played to Fabian Ruiz outside the penalty box, whose shot sails high and away from the goal.
35’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Pedri gets the ball in Italy’s half. He runs down the middle and tries to find Morata who made a run into the box. Calafiori anticipates the pass and clears it away.
32’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Barella goes down after being swept off his feet by Le Normand. No foul as he got the ball first.
31’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Spain is applying pressure on the Italian defence, creating chance after chance. The defending champion gets a breather after Morata brings down Di Lorenzo while contesting for the ball.
28’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Spain with a lovely flowing passing move. Fabian Ruiz cuts a pass to Dani Carvajal who made a run on the right wing. He cuts back to the edge of the box where Rodri hits it first time.
The Italian defence stands strong to make the block.
25’ ESP 0-0 ITA | SAVE
Ruiz is on the ball and he goes for the goal from distance. Donnarumma with another good save to keep his side in the tie.
24’ ESP 0-0 ITA | CHANCE
Le Normand finds Yamal and he turns away brilliantly from his defender. He wriggles into the box with beautiful technique and lays the ball off to Morata.
He takes too much time before shooting the ball from a tight angle. Donnarumma makes himself big to make the save.
21’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Italy is on the attack now. Dimarco with the ball on the left and he puts in a pass into the box. It goes behind the Italian players and falls to Fabian Ruiz who stay calm to take the ball away from danger.
19’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Spain is enjoying a good spell of possession now. Williams gets past Di Lorenzo once again on the left. Jorginho makes sure that he stops the run before Williams can go for goal.
June 21, 2024 00:49
YELLOW CARD
16’ ESP 0-0 ITA | Yellow card
Italy’s captain is shown a yellow card for his words with the referee after a foul was committed on Di Lorenzo.
14’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Jorginho tries to find Scamacca with a through ball over the top. Laporte applies enough pressure to help Unai Simon come and collect the ball.
The flag goes up for offside anyway.
13’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Rodri wins the ball in the middle and finds Williams on the left. He puts in a cross which sails over everyone in the box.
10’ ESP 0-0 ITA | CHANCE
Morata on the left wing spots Williams inside the box. He plays in a beautiful cross which Williams heads off target from point-blank range. A chance wasted.
9’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Laporte brings down Frattesi while he was trying to make a run. They take the freekick quickly and Scamacca tries to set up Frattesi with a backheel but it is cleared away.
6’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Pellegrini goes down after a challenge from Pedri while the Spaniard was trying to stretch for the ball.
Pellegrini seems to be in a lot of pain right now. The referee stops play for medical assistance.
4’ ESP 0-0 ITA
Spain has started on the front foot here. Nico Williams has gotten past Di Lorenzo twice already. Italy wins the ball back to calm things down.
2’ ESP 0-0 ITA | SAVE
Nico Williams gets the ball on the left flank. He gets past his man and puts a cross into the middle. Pedri is there with the header which is pushed over the bar by Donnarumma. Excellent save!!
ESP 0-0 ITA | KICK OFF!!
Italy kicks off the match shooting from right to left.
Minutes to kick off
The players are making their way into the Arena AufSchalke for what is dubbed one of the most anticipated matches on the group stage. Alvaro Morata leads Spain while Gianluigi Donnarumma leads Italy
Take a look at the key battles from this match
Retooled versions of Spain and Italy meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated Euro 2024 Group B encounter between the winners of three of the last four European Championships.
Referee Slavko Vincic will take charge of the Spain vs Italy match
Take a look at the full list of match officials for the Euro 2024 Group B match between Spain and Italy being played at the Arena AufSchalke.
SPAIN VS ITALY PREVIOUS FIVE MEETINGS
SPAIN VS ITALY HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Played: 40
Spain: 13
Italy: 11
Draws: 16
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Spain predicted XI (4-3-3): Unai Simón, Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella, Fabián Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri, Yamal, Morata, Williams
Italy predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco, Jorginho, Barella, Frattesi, Pellegrini, Chiesa, Scamacca
PREVIEW
Retooled versions of Spain and Italy meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated Euro 2024 Group B encounter between the winners of three of the last four European Championships.
Both sides have shown a different style of football in Germany from what fans typically expect.
Retooled versions of Spain and Italy meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated Euro 2024 Group B encounter between the winners of three of the last four European Championships.
Where to watch the live telecast of the Spain vs Italy Euro 2024 Group B match?
The Euro 2024 Group B match between Spain and Italy will be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam.
The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.
When and where will the Spain vs Italy Euro 2024 Group B match kick off?
The Euro 2024 Group B match between Spain and Italy will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Friday, June 21 at the Arena AufSchalke.
