match Croatia vs Italy It ended in a 1-1 draw, with the defending champions, the Azzurri, officially qualifying for the round of 16 after snatching the equalizer in the 98th minute through Mattia Zaccaini, officially knocking out the Croats from the first round after an exciting match on Monday evening, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, in the third and final round matches of Group B of the Championship. Nations of Europe Euro 2024.
Croatia vs Italy
The Croatia national team took the lead against Italy through Luka Modric in the 55th minute after Donnarumma saved a penalty kick from the veteran star a minute earlier. In the eighth minute of stoppage time, Zacchini snatched Italy’s equalizer to lead his team to the round of 16 to face Switzerland and officially eliminate the Croatia national team from the tournament.
At the same time, the Spanish national team defeated Albania with a score of 1-0, strengthening its position in the lead with 9 points. The Italian national team came in second place with 4 points, then Croatia with two points, and finally Albania, which officially exited the tournament with one point in fourth and final place.
Epic moments against Croatia and Italy.
Modric misses a penalty kick saved by Donnarumma, then corrects his mistake and scores a goal less than a minute later.
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Croatia vs Italy
This is the third meeting between Croatia and Italy in a major tournament, all of which are in the group stage. Croatia won 2-1 in the 2002 World Cup, before drawing 1-1 in the 2012 European Nations Cup, and Modric’s teammates won again today with an unanswered goal.
Since gaining independence in the early 1990s, Croatia has not suffered any defeat in its eight matches against Italy national team It won 3 and drew 5, and the last three confrontations between them ended in a 1-1 draw before today’s victory.
Since the adoption of the group stage in 1980, Italy lost its last match in the group stage for the second time today, after previously losing by the same score to the Republic of Ireland in 2016..
Official lineup for the match Croatia vs Italy Which brings them together this evening, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, in the third and final round of the group stage of the European Championship. Euro 2024.
Croatia vs Italy formation
Goalkeeper: Livakovic
Defense: Stanisic, Sotalo, Pongrasic, Gvardiol
Midfield: Kovacic, Modric, Brozovic
Attack: Mario Pasalic, Sučić; Kramarek
Croatia vs Italy formation
Formation of the Italian national team
Goalkeeper: Donnarumma
Defense: Darmian, Calafiore, Bastoni
Midfield: Di Lorenzo, Jorginho, Barella, Pellegrini, Demarco
Attack: Raspadori, Retegui
Formation of the Italian national team
Croatia vs Italy
Since gaining independence in the early 1990s, Croatia has not suffered any defeat in its eight matches against Italy, winning 3 and drawing 5, and the last three confrontations between them ended in a 1-1 draw.
Since the adoption of the group stage in 1980, Italy has lost its last match in the group stage in only one of its nine participation in the European Nations Cup (won 6 and tied 2, while losing 0-1 to the Republic of Ireland in 2016).