Croatia vs Italy, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Croatia
  • 55': Luka Modric
FT
1 - 1
Italy
  • 90'+8': Mattia Zaccagni

Italy stun Croatia with late goal to advance at Euro '24

An added-time goal from Mattia Zaccagni snatched a 1-1 draw with Croatia, which was enough to earn Italy a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024 as Group B runners-up. They will face Switzerland; meanwhile Croatia must wait to see if they progress.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 5': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 12': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 16': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
  • 16': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 19': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
  • 22': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 24': Foul by Luka Sucic (Croatia).
  • 24': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Luka Sucic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
  • 26': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  • 28': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 34': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 34': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 35': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 37': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
  • 42': Dangerous play by Josip Sutalo (Croatia).
  • 42': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Italy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Italy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 48': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Davide Frattesi (Italy) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Croatia.
  • 54': Penalty saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! Croatia 1, Italy 0. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 58': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 60': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 60': Luka Modric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 60': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 62': Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 68': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 70': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Luka Sucic.
  • 70': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Ivanusec replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 71': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 73': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 75': Offside, Italy. Matteo Darmian is caught offside.
  • 77': Offside, Italy. Mateo Retegui is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 78': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Marin Pongracic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Luka Modric.
  • 81': Hand ball by Andrej Kramaric (Croatia).
  • 81': Substitution, Italy. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Matteo Darmian.
  • 81': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Jorginho.
  • 82': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Croatia).
  • 82': Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 90': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Juranovic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  • 90'+1': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
  • 90'+1': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
  • 90'+3': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Luka Ivanusec (Croatia).
  • 90'+6': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Nicolò Fagioli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 90'+8': Goal! Croatia 1, Italy 1. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Italy 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, Italy 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
53.3 Possession 46.7
12 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
490 Accurate Passes 445
569 Passes 504
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 41
32 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 15
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
1 Interceptions 14
13 Effective Clearances 28
13 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,322

EURO Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 3 +5 9
2 Italy 3 0 4
3 Croatia 3 -3 2
4 Albania 3 -2 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CRO Croatia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
3 Marin Pongracic Yellow Card
6 Josip Sutalo
4 Josko Gvardiol
2 Josip Stanisic Yellow Card
11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic
10 Luka Modric
9 Andrej Kramaric
15 Mario Pasalic
25 Luka Sucic Yellow Card
Croatia Substitutes:
Ivica Ivusic, Ivan Perisic, Marko Pjaca, Lovro Majer, Borna Sosa, Josip Juranovic, Martin Erlic, Martin Baturina, Bruno Petkovic, Domagoj Vida, Marco Pasalic, Nediljko Labrovic, Luka Ivanusec, Ante Budimir.

ITA Italy (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
23 Alessandro Bastoni
5 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
13 Matteo Darmian
8 Jorginho
10 Lorenzo Pellegrini
18 Nicolò Barella
3 Federico Dimarco
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
19 Mateo Retegui
11 Giacomo Raspadori
Italy Substitutes:
Federico Gatti, Alex Meret, Mattia Zaccagni, Nicolo Fagioli, Alessandro Buongiorno, Michael Folorunsho, Guglielmo Vicario, Bryan Cristante, Davide Frattesi, Stephan El Shaarawy, Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Chiesa, Raoul Bellanova, Gianluca Scamacca, Gianluca Mancini.

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