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Euro 2020 SF Highlights: Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties to reach final, Spain knocked out
Italy vs Spain Highlights, Euro 2020 Semifinal: Alvaro Morata missed the penalty and Jorghino scored as Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties to reach final. Follow Highlights of Euro 2020, Italy vs Spain semifinal.
Euro 2020 Semifinal Highlights, Italy vs Spain: Spain's Alvaro Morata missed a penalty as Spain were knocked out of Euro 2020 losing 4-2 on penalties against Italy. Italy will face either Denmark or England in the final. No goals were scored in Extra Time and match went to penalties. Alvaro Morata, who started off from the bench, equalised in the 80th minute. Federico Chiesa put Italy in front in the 2nd half as he scored in the 60th minute to give Italy the lead....Read More
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Italy Starting XI
Starting line-ups:
Italy (4-3-3)
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (capt), Emerson Palmieri; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne
Subs: Sirigu, Locatelli, Belotti, Berardi, Pessina, Acerbi, Cristante, Bernardeschi, Bastoni, Florenzi, Toloi, Meret.
Euro 2020: A word on Italian defence
Italian defence has been tremendous in the tournament so far. They have conceded just 2 goals.
Luis Enrique before match
Spain manager Luis Enrique says he wants his side to take the same approach into tonight's semi-final as they did in their 5-0 win over Slovakia in the group stage.
Italy vs Spain: Will Spinazzola absence hurt Italy?
Spinazzola has been one of the best playmakers for Italy in this Euro 2020, but he has been ruled out after suffering a hamstring pull during Italy's game against Belgium. Will his absence hurt Italy today?
Italy vs Spain: Full Squad
Italy
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)
Defenders: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter),Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea), Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint-Germain), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta)
Midfielders: Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Nicolo Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Jorginho (Chelsea), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina)
Forwards: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Andrea Belotti (Torino), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
Spain
Goalkeepers: David De Gea (Manchester United/ENG), Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Robert Sanchez (Brighton/ENG).
Defenders: Jose Gaya (Valencia), Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City/ENG), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Diego Llorente (Leeds/ENG), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea/ENG)
Midfielders: Fabian Ruiz (Napoli/ITA), Pedri, Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri Hernandez (Manchester City/ENG), Koke, Marcos Llorente (both Atletico Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool/ENG).
Forwards: Dani Olmo (Leipzig/GER), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Ferran Torres (Manchester City/ENG), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Alvaro Morata (Juventus/ITA), Adama Traore (Wolverhampton/ENG), Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA).
Euro 2020, Italy vs Spain - LIVE!
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Euro 2020, Italy vs Spain semifinal football match. This will be a battle between two of the biggest European nations in footballing planet. Who will come out on top?
