The Spain keeper was made to work again soon after when he turned an overhead kick by Emanuele Giaccherini on to the post. The holders showed more initiative after the break and came close with a header by Alvaro Morata directed straight at Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon early in the second half. Italy triumphed with goals from Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle and will face Germany in the quarter-finals. Italy, who were better organised and more aggressive before the break, had wasted several chances when defender Chiellini. Spain kept plugging away and missed another good opportunity 15 minutes from time when Iniesta struck a volley that Italy captain Buffon did well to punch out.

Source: dna June 27, 2016 19:04 UTC