A first half ended goalless, with the Croatia to manage the ball andItaly dangerous, especially with crosses from the flanks. Two header opportunities for the Azzurri, the first in the 21st minute with Retegui, the second in the 26th minute with Bastoni, who puts Livakovic in serious difficulty, forced into a great save.
There Croatia enters better thanItaly and relies on Modrić. The Croatian number 10 becomes the protagonist, first missing a penalty, masterfully neutralized by a great one Donnarumma, who can do nothing, however, on the rebound, which came from a cross and a gross marking error by the defense. The Azzurri attack and come close to scoring with Scamacca, but the ball crosses the area and goes out. In the final, in the 98th minute, last stoppage time, a curling shot Zaccagniwhich sends Italy to the round of 16.
Croatia-Italy, result and scoreboard
1-1
Networks: 55′ Modric (C), 98′ Zaccagni (I)
CROATIA (4-3-2-1): Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Erlic, Gvardiol; Kovacic (70′ Ivanusec), Modric, Brozovic; Pasalic (46′ Budimir), Sucic (70′ Perisic); Kramaric. CT. Dalic.
ITALY (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori; Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini (46′ Frattesi), Dimarco (57′ Chiesa); Raspadori (75′ Scamacca), Retegui. CT. Spalletti.
