{"id":191779,"date":"2024-06-21T12:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/spain-beat-italy-to-qualify-to-round-of-16-stage\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:36:28","slug":"spain-beat-italy-to-qualify-to-round-of-16-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/spain-beat-italy-to-qualify-to-round-of-16-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain beat Italy to qualify to Round of 16 stage \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Spain\u00a0outclassed defending champions\u00a0Italy\u00a0and booked a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win on Thursday that was settled by\u00a0Riccardo Calafiori\u2019s own goal and could have ended in a much bigger victory for Luis de la Fuente\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p><em>La Roja<\/em>, seeking revenge for their elimination from Euro 2020 by the Italians, put the\u00a0<em>Azzurri\u00a0<\/em>on the back foot from the kickoff, driving forward at every opportunity through irrepressible young wingers\u00a0Nico Williams\u00a0and\u00a0Lamine Yamal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy. The game went well for us,\u201d Williams said after the match. \u201cThe team worked like animals. We showed [in first group game] against Croatia that we wanted to do something big. We knew it was going to be very difficult. Italy are a great team. We were able to take our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pedri\u2019s second-minute header from a Williams cross was tipped over by\u00a0Gianluigi Donnarumma\u00a0and eight minutes later Williams flashed a header wide, setting the tone for the match as Spain pinned Italy in their half.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586770\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Nico-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586770\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Di Lorenzo of Italy battles Nico Williams of Spain Photo Courtesy: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586771\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rodri.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586771\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rodri Photo Courtesy: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Italy\u2019s usually rock-steady defence was unable to stop a dominant Spain and Donnarumma had to stretch his long frame to tip over a 30-metre rocket from\u00a0Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586769\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lamine-Yamal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586769\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lamine Yamal Photo Courtesy: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we had three to four fresher players we managed to stay more intense, retrieved more high balls and created situations that could have led us to draw the match,\u201d said Italy manager Luciano Spalletti. \u201cBut they were much stronger than us and won deservedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_586773\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586773\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spain celebrate qualification 2024 Euros Round of 16 stage Photo Courtesy: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spain will finish top of Group B regardless of the outcome of their last match in the opening phase against\u00a0Albania\u00a0on Monday, and will play a third-placed side from another group in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Italy must avoid defeat in their last group game against\u00a0Croatia\u00a0to guarantee qualification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u00a0outclassed defending champions\u00a0Italy\u00a0and booked a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win on Thursday that was settled by\u00a0Riccardo Calafiori\u2019s own goal and could have ended in a much bigger victory for Luis de la Fuente\u2019s side. 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