The goal of Mattia Zaccagni It inevitably hurts a Croatia team that dreamed of progressing to the next round but found itself forced to be eliminated from the last European Championships in the last action. The national team of Zlatko Dalic finished third in the group and is facing a inevitable rejuvenation of the squad, after being accused of having too many older starting players. In short, we need to plan for the future for an unexpected debacle.
One of the best in Monday night’s match against Italy was Luka Modricwho took the title of best player of the match, not enough to fill the great pain received for deletion. The spot kick saved in the second half by Donnarumma was immediately replaced by his goal, but it wasn’t enough because the final 1-1 came in the last action. And Zaccagni’s goal. Modric, incredulous, didn’t believe it, bursting into tears. Despite his experience, the trophies he won in succession and his long CV, he was overcome by pain like a rookie, not used to certain stages. He put his hands on his face, lying on the ground, and he let himself go to the pain.
The captain of Croatia was then overwhelmed by the affection of his teammates, who surrounded him to celebrate their beacon on the pitch and inside the locker room. Then the 1-1 with a pearl from the Lazio player, which launched Italy as second in the group. Now Spalletti’s national team is ready for the round of 16 match: at 6pm in Berlin against Switzerland.
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