Spain vs Italy Highlights, Euro 2024: ESP 1 ITA 0 - Own goal earns Spain all Three points

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Davide Calafiori scored the solitary own goal of the match as Spain has won 1-0 and have qualified for the Round of 16.

Half Time: Spain 0 Italy 0

It is goalless at the break. Spain looked like the better of two sides but nothing to separate at the moment.

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Rodri gets a Yellow Card which means he will miss the next match against Albania.

45'Federico Chiesa finds the ball in the box after a superb Italian break but hits his shot off target. Still no shots on target for the defending champions.

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41'Spain is playing some fantastic football but the finishing touch is missing. The latest shot comes from Fabian Ruiz which is straight at the Italy custodian again.

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37'An innovative free kick from Spain as Nico Williams finds Fabian Ruiz at the edge of the box. Ruiz takes a swipe with his left foot but it goes high in the sky.

30'Morata tries to find one of his teammates but Di Lorenzo does extremely well to thwart the Spanish captain and ends up winning a free kick for Italy.

25'Fabian Ruiz takes a cracking shot which is superbly saved by Donnarumma.

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24'Lamine Yamal skips past several Italian defenders and finds Alvaro Morata, whose shot is saved by Donnarumma.

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21'Franco Di Marco makes a superb run on the left and cuts back the ball. But it is behind all of the onrushing Italian attackers and Fabian Ruiz collects and clears the ball.

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20'Nico Williams cuts inside and tries to cut back one of his teammates. Italy's old war horse Jorginho gets into the right position to intercept.

19'Pedri and Fabian Ruiz link up in the midfield. Rodri tries to force the issue but Calafiori intercepts and clears the line.

16'Italy is looking a lot more settled with the ball. Spain will be utterly frustrated after wasting two glorious chances.

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Gianluigi Donnarumma receives a Yellow Card for dissent.

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14'Jorginho finds Scamacca in an advanced position but the Italian striker is flagged offside.

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10'Nico Williams misses a shocking one. Alvaro Morata's cross was on a plate for him and Williams heads his effort inexplicably wide.

9'Scamacca was left through on goal but he tries to find Frattesi with a backheel, which is intercepted by Rodri.

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6'Franco Di Marco and Gianluigi Donnarumma combine to win possession back for Italy. Pedri then fouls Lorenzo Pellegrini with a sliding tackle.

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3'Nico Williams goes past Bastoni with his lightning speed but the cut back is just away from the incoming Morata. This is an electric start from Spain and the defending champions are in all sorts of trouble.

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2'Pedri almost opens the score. Italy almost conceded early again but Donnarumma just tips it over. Almost a perfect start for Spain and a disastrous one for the Azzurris.

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1'Nicola Barella tries to feed Chiesa on the right but Marc Cucurella clears the ball in acrobatic fashion. Italy tries to conjure up something from the throw-in but the ball goes out for goal kick.

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The match starts in Gelsenkirchen. Spain in Red and Blue while Italy are in all Whites.

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Spain won the Euros back in 2012, and they beat Italy in the Final in that match. David Silva, Jordi Alba, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata scored as La Roja won the match 4-0.

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Federico Chiesa and Gianluca Scamacca are going to play a massive part for the Azzurris. The former has been excellent in national colours and will have to showcase his offensive skills against Spain.

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This will be the 5th meeting in five consecutive Euro editions between these two teams.

Spain and Italy locked horns in the Euro 2021 semifinal and the Azzurris went through to the Final after winning in the penalties.

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Italy has named their starting lineup against Spain.

Group C rivals draw in Frankfurt.#EURO2024 | #DENENG pic.twitter.com/q56MUMMHxc

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 20, 2024

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Alvaro Morata, captaining Spain for the first time in a major tournament, became Spain's second-highest scorer at major tournaments, only behind David Villa (13). In European Championship history, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Michel Platini have scored more goals than Morata (7).

Italy players en route to the stadium.

On our way! 🔜 🏟️#ESPITA #EURO2024 #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/Xd4sxGBEa5

— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) June 20, 2024

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Spain has announced their lineup for the Italy tie.

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 | THIS IS THE STARTING LINEUP FOR THE ITALY MATCH!!

👥 These are the players chosen by Luis de la Fuente for this massive Euros clash.

💪🏼 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗡!! #VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/CamNfCFDT6

— Spanish Football (@SpainIsFootball) June 20, 2024

Spain and Italy Squads for Euro 2024

Spain: Alex Remiro, David Raya, Unai Simón, Álex Grimaldo, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Carvajal, Dani Vivian, Jesús Navas, Marc Cucurella, Nacho, Robin Le Normand, Álex Baena, Fabián Ruiz, Fermín López, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Rodri, Álvaro Morata, Ayoze Pérez, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Joselu, Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Nico Williams.

Italy: Alex Meret, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Guglielmo Vicario, Alessandro Bastoni, Alessandro Buongiorno, Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Dimarco, Federico Gatti, Gianluca Mancini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Darmian, Raoul Bellanova, Riccardo Calafiori, Bryan Cristante, Davide Frattesi, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Michael Folorunsho, Nicolò Barella, Nicolò Fagioli, Federico Chiesa, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca, Mateo Retegui, Mattia Zaccagni, Stephan El Shaarawy.