Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal was the difference between the two sides at Gelsenkirchen.
SPAIN QUALIFIED FOR the last 16 of Euro 2024 with a match to spare after beating Italy 1-0 in a dominant display which ensured that La Roja would go through as Group B winners.
— RTÉ Sport June 20, 2024 Nico Williams was the star for Spain as he ran Napoli right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo ragged and supplied the cross from which the unfortunate Calafiori poked the winning goal into his own net. It was a performance reminiscent of the Euro 2012 final between the two teams when Spain crushed Italy 4-0 in the last international hurrah for tiki-taka football.
Spain were clearly on top as Italy struggled to get out of their half, Gianluca Scamacca toiling on his own up front with little support and wasting possession when it did come his way. The same pattern of Spanish possession and Italian defending continued after half-time and Pedri again wasted a great chance in the 51st minute, slamming wide after Marc Cucurella pulled back a perfect low cross.
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