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90’+10′The game ends! 1-1 draw between Croatia and Italy, with the Azzurri flying to the EURO 2024 round of 16 thanks to Mattia Zaccagni’s equalizer in the 90+8th minute.11.09pm
90’+8′GOAL! Croatia-ITALY 1-1! Goal by Mattia Zaccagni, who after a central strike by Calafiori receives the ball as soon as he enters the area and opens his right foot to the far post, putting the ball under the top corner.
Look at the player profile Mattia Zaccagni10.58pm
90’+8′Assist Riccardo Calafiori10.56pm
90’+6′Fagioli was also booked among the Azzurri.10.55pm
90’+5′
Croatia keeps the ball in the offensive zone, in an attempt to keep Italy away from their penalty area.10.54pm
90’+3′Yellow also for Calafiori, who stopped the Croatian restart with a foul.10.51pm
90’+2′Corner kick for Italy, after Scamacca’s long-range shot was deflected. But on the corner taken by Zaccagni the Croatia defense manages to remove the danger.10.51pm
90’+1′Brozović was also booked for a foul on Bastoni.10.50pm
90′There will be eight minutes of added time between now and the end of the match.10.49pm
90′
Fifth substitution in Croatia: Kramarić out and Juranović in.10.48pm
87′Great opportunity for Italy, with Chiesa arriving at the back and putting in a low cross in search of Scamacca, but the Azzurri center forward just misses the impact with the ball crossing the entire small area and getting lost on the wing opposite.10.47pm
86′Italy still tries to make itself dangerous going forward in search of an equalizer, earning a throw-in in the offensive zone.10.45pm
82′Another yellow card in Croatia: yellow for Stanišić too.10.42pm
81′Croatia captain and goal scorer Modrić out, Majer in08:12
81′
Jorginho also leaves: Fagioli takes his place.10.42pm
81′Double substitution for Italy: Darmian out and Zaccagni in10.41pm
80′Croatia returns to appear forward, with Modrić and Brozović phrasing well on the right wing and the Croatian number 11 looking for Budimir in the middle, but Italy’s defense manages to ward off the danger.10.43pm
78′Pongračić was also booked for Croatia, who stopped a dangerous Italian counterattack with a foul on Retegui.10.37pm
75′Third substitution made by Spalletti: Scamacca replaces Raspadori.10.34pm
73′
Another warning for a Croatian player: yellow for new substitute Ivanušec.10.33pm
72′Raspadori kicks hard, but the Croatia blocker manages to deflect it for a corner. Nothing done on the developments of the cross from the flag.10.32pm
71′Free kick from the edge for Italy, with Gvardiol pushing Frattesi to the edge of the area and giving the Azzurri a good chance from a dead ball.10.30pm
70′Ivanušec also comes on in place of Kovačić.10.29pm
70′Double substitution for Croatia: Sučić out and Perišić in.10.29pm
68′
Yet another corner for Italy, but the Croatian defense moves away again. The Azzurri immediately recover the ball and continue their offensive forcing.10.28pm
67′Italy dangerous with Darmian, who finds himself free to shoot inside the penalty area but sees his shot blocked by Stanišić.10.26pm
65′Italy is pushing hard in search of an equalizer at this stage, but for now Croatia is defending well and repelling the Italian offensive.10.24pm
61′Opportunity for Italy! From another corner kick, Bastoni again heads the ball from two steps, but his shot ends up just over and the score remains 1-0 in favor of Croatia.10.21pm
60′Modrić booked for a foul on Retegui in the midfield circle.10.19pm
57′
Second substitution for Italy: Dimarco out and Chiesa in.10.19pm
55′GOAL! CROATIA-Italy 1-0! Goal by Luka Modrić, who immediately makes up for the missed penalty and gives Croatia the lead. After a short clearance from Donnarumma, Modrić pounces on the ball again and pierces the Azzurri goalkeeper with a high, strong right-footed shot to the near post.11.38pm
54′Donnarumma save! Modrić opens the flat right low shot, but Donnarumma stays on his feet until the last moment and neutralizes the Croatian captain’s penalty by stretching to his left.10.23pm
53′Penalty awarded to Croatia after VAR review, for a handball by Frattesi.10.12pm
52′The Croatia players complain about a possible handball by Frattesi on a shot by Kramarić: referee Makkelie is called to VAR.10.11pm
49′
Croatia started strong in these first minutes of the second half, and is appearing with continuity near Italy’s area.10.08pm
46′A change also for Croatia: Pašalić out and Budimir in.10.05pm
46′After half-time, Spalletti makes the first change in Italy’s ranks: Pellegrini out and Frattesi in.10.05pm
46′The second half of Croatia-Italy begins, starting from 0-0 in the first 45 minutes. 10.04pm
In the second half, Italy will try to break the deadlock to move closer to qualifying for the round of 16, while being careful not to grant Croatia any opportunities that could complicate Italy’s progress.10.01pm
Rather balanced first half, with Croatia having more possession of the ball and Italy, however, becoming more dangerous in Livaković’s area. After a predominantly Croatian start, in the central phase of the first half it was Italy who created the best chances, both with headers: first with Retegui in the 21st minute and then on the Barella-Bastoni axis in the 26th minute, with the blue defender who called the Croatian goalkeeper to make a big save. The last bell of the first half still belongs to Spalletti’s team, who however are unable to hit with Pellegrini who chokes the shot too much from the edge and is unable to angle after a good personal initiative. After a minute of injury time, referee Makkelie sent the teams to rest with the score 0-0.9.58pm
45’+1′The first half ends here! Croatia-Italy still stuck at 0-0 after the first half of the match. 9.47pm
45′There will be only one minute of injury time before the end of this first half of the game.9.46pm
41′Lots of duels in the middle of the pitch at this stage, but neither team manages to land a blow.9.43pm
36′Good left-footed shot from Pellegrini from the edge, who after a couple of changes of direction in the narrow area finds space to finish by crossing to the far post. The shot from the Italian number 10, however, is poorly angled and Livaković blocks with a low catch.9.38pm
31′
Croatia returns to appear forward, putting in a dangerous ball from the right through Modrić and forcing Jorginho to acrobatically clear the ball away after a low clearance from Donnarumma.9.33pm
27′Great opportunity for Italy! Following the corner kick, the ball reaches the edge of the area between Barella’s feet, who looks for Bastoni at the far post. The Inter defender finishes a strong header at the near post, but Livaković denies him the joy of scoring with a great save.9.29pm
26′Italy is still ahead and earns their third corner in a few minutes, again with Retegui.9.27pm
24′Referee Makkelie issues the first yellow of the match against Sučić.9.26pm
22′On the resulting corner kick for Italy, Croatia initially clears the ball away. As the action develops, the ball returns to the center for Retegui who this time shoots with the right: another corner for the Azzurri.9.24pm
21′
Good opportunity for Italy! Calafiori puts the ball in the middle from the left wing and finds Retegui stationed at the edge of the small area: the Azzurri center forward heads but his shot is deflected and ends up just wide. 9.51pm
19′Retegui recovers a dangerous ball in Croatia’s midfield, but Pongračić immediately stops him with a foul: free kick for Italy in the offensive zone.9.20pm
14′On the shot from the flag, Dimarco looks for a low cross to the near post, but the Croatia defense removes the threat.9.16pm
14′First corner for Italy: Di Lorenzo finds space to sink down the right but his cross is deflected to the back.9.15pm
11′First conclusion of the match also for Italy: Dimarco attempts a cross to the near post from the left midfield with Pellegrini diving with a header, but the ball ends up at the bottom without worrying Livaković.9.13pm
8′
It is Italy who keeps possession of the ball now, trying to undermine the Croatian defense.9.09pm
5′Nothing done on the developments of the corner kick for the Croatian national team, with the Azzurri moving the ball away from their penalty area.9.07pm
5′First conclusion of the match for Croatia: Sučić centers from the right and unleashes an insidious left-footed shot from outside the area which Donnarumma deflects for a corner.9.06pm
3′Croatia moves the ball around in these very first minutes, but Italy is well placed on the field and does not allow vertical moves to their opponents.9.04pm
1′Here we go: Croatia-Italy has begun!9.01pm
It’s time for the national anthems: the match between Croatia and Italy will kick off in a few minutes.8.57pm
The referee of the match will be the Dutchman Danny Makkelie, assisted by his compatriots Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries, with Serdar Gözübüyük fourth official. VAR entrusted to Rob Dieperink; AVAR Pol van Boekel and the German Bastian Dankert.8.50pm
At the age of 25 years and 120 days, Donnarumma now becomes the youngest goalkeeper to make 10 appearances at the European Championships. On the opposite side of the pitch, however, Spalletti entrusts the keys to the Azzurri attack to Retegui and Raspadori, both starting for the first time in their careers in a major international tournament (European and World Cup). 8.44pm
OFFICIAL LINEUPS: Italy responds with a 3-5-2: Donnarumma – Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori – Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco – Retegui, Raspadori. Available: Bellanova, Buongiorno, Cambiaso, Chiesa, Cristante, El Shaarawy, Fagioli, Frattesi, Gatti, Folorunsho, Mancini, Meret, Scamacca, Vicario, Zaccagni.8.37pm
Dictating the geometries in the middle of the pitch for Croatia will be the usual Luka Modrić, who today plays his 35th match with his national team between the European Championships and the World Cup – only two midfielders in history have played more matches than the Croatian captain in these tournaments: Lothar Matthäus (36) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (38).8.58pm
OFFICIAL LINEUPS: Croatia takes the field with a 4-3-3: Livaković – Stanišić, Šutalo, Pongračić, Gvardiol – Modrić, Brozović, Kovačić – Pašalić, Kramarić, Sučić. Available: Erlic, Majer, Labrović, Perišić, Budimir, Petković, Ivanušec, Sosa, Pjaca, Vida, Juranović, Ivušić, Pašalić, Baturina.8.28pm
On the other hand, to hope for qualification to the round of 16, Croatia will try to win its first match in this European Championship after a draw and a defeat in the first two days – the last time the Croatian national team closed a group stage a major international tournament without victories was the 2006 World Cup (2N, 1L).8.22pm
Great expectations for this last day of Group B: if Italy manages to avoid defeat against Croatia they will be certain of passing through as second and qualifying for the round of 16 of EURO 2024, where they would meet Switzerland who finished the their group in third position behind Germany.8.17pm
Welcome to the live coverage of the match between Croatia and Italy, a match valid for the 3rd day of EURO 2024 – Group B.8.10pm
Where the match is played:
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
City: Leipzig
Capacity: 42558 spectators8.10pm
