Spain players led by captain Alvaro Morata (right) celebrate after beating Italy. It was a performance reminiscent of the Euro 2012 final between the two teams when Spain crushed Italy 4-0 in the last international hurrah for tiki-taka football. Williams shines for SpainSpain could have been ahead twice in the first 10 minutes but squandered two great headed chances. Italy pushed forward in hope of an equaliser after Mattia Zaccagni and Mateo Retegui replaced the ineffective Chiesa and Scamacca. But in the dying moments Donnarumma again made two superb saves to twice stop Ayoze Perez making the scoreline better reflect a one-sided contest.

Source: The Star June 20, 2024 23:17 UTC