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The Italian team beat Albania 2-1 on the first day of the Euro Cup Group B 2024 from Germany. Spain, for its part, won against Croatia.
The Spanish team beat Croatia 3-1 in a match with a taste of revenge. Next Thursday they will face Italy vs. Spain.
Was a accurate debut for the current championItaly, which will be Spain’s rival in the second match to be played on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen.
Those of Luciano Spalletti, who has been in office for less than a year, did not fail against the theoretical inferior rival of the group of death.
This despite starting behind on the scoreboard at 23 seconds.
Dimarco gave the ball to Bajrami on a throw-in and the striker scored the fastest goal in the history of the Euro Cup.
However, Sylvinho’s team, which seemed to earn the label that many had placed on it, closed itself too much in its field.
Italy came back against Albania
It was a matter of time before Italy found their way to the goal, with Alessandro Bastoni in the 11th minute and Nicolo Barella, five minutes later, commanding the rest of the match.
The current continental champion, outside the last two World Cups, delivered without fanfare at Signal Iduna Park, although he made a worthy comeback.
The gift to Albania was poisoned, because with that 0-1 down, Italy had no choice but to push.
Thus, with a good reaction but little sustained throughout the match, Italy achieved three points in Group B, just like Spain, which beat Croatia (3-0) also this Saturday.
Next Thursday, Italians and Spaniards will face each other at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen with a ticket to the round of 16 already at stake, although there will be one more day left afterwards.
Spain beat Croatia in the Euro Cup
The Spanish soccer team beat Croatia 3-0 in the debut for both, a serious start, forceful in both areas, to gain a lot of confidence in a highly demanding Group B.
Luis de la Fuente’s men showed everything it takes to be candidates to regain glory.
Unai Simón stopped when necessary, there was a commitment to suffer when Croatia pressed and, above all, Spain showed a lot of punch, with goals from Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz, chosen MVP of the match in Berlin, and Dani Carvajal, all in the first half .
About 45 minutes that went awry at times, because the Croatians demonstrated several times to be a team that does not give up easily.
Zlatko Dalic’s men stole the ball but conceded two goals quickly.
Morata was injured in Spain vs. Croatia
The bad news was the injury of Morata, who asked for a change in the time of the match, and the departure of Rodri in the final stretch, but the Nations League champion once again accounted for Croatia on Thursday to go head-to-head. for Italy in search of the round of 16.
There was no Croatian revenge, although they gained possession and had their chances, which showed that Spain has punch and a lot of patience when it comes to suffering.