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Spain vs Italy 1-1 - UEFA EURO 2012
- Published_at:2012-06-10
- Category:Sports
- Channel:ArmaniAmy
- tags: Spain, vs, Italy, UEFA, EURO, 2012, españa, italia, Іспанія, Італія, Hiszpania, Włochy, Spagna, all, goals, espanha, euro2012, balotelli, xavi, imiesta, pirlo, prandelli, del, bosque, alonso, iniesta, torres, fabregas, buffon, fifa, 12, highlights, dual, com, preview, codfellas, funny, Football, 1-1, squadra, azzura, Sports, Soccer, Casillas, Puyol, Ramos, Group, Round, Goal, United, Ronaldo, Skills
- description: Italy italia Spain espana euro goal goals highlights di natale football soccer Netherlands Denmark sports United Cup America States Europe Football World Germany England Wonder Canada Australia Nations Russia Kingdom Extreme Brazil portugal greece European Argentina Africa Britain Mexico London Sweden Turkey Greece Czech Republic Footbal Soccer Sport replay Champions ground Lviv Stadium vs The 2012 winner Span España 1-1 Italia | Goles | EURO 2012 ᴴᴰ | Audio COPE | 10/06/2012 | Fase de grupos Todos Los Goles Resumen Ampia Sintesi Group C Euro 2012: Spain 1-1 Italy By Ben Smith BBC Sport Cesc Fabregas rescued a point for Spain as the champions began the defence of their European title with a less than convincing performance in Gdansk. The Barcelona midfielder latched onto David Silva's clever pass as Spain came from a goal down against Italy to level the opening match of Group C. Substitute Antonio Di Natale had given Italy the lead on the hour mark. Spain might have snatched all three points but Fernando Torres spurned a succession of late chances. Analysis Danny Mills Football Analyst "The Italians in the first half were exceptional. Tactically they got it right and they made Casillas make four good saves. After they scored, Spain pushed on a bit more and upped their tempo. Both teams had chances to win and it was a thoroughly entertaining game. A draw is a fair result. If the Italians continue to play this well and get through the group they really could be a threat." The weight of history was stacked against Spain coming into the tournament. No European team had ever won three major tournaments in succession, none had ever successfully defended the European Championship title. Fatigue was another source of concern for Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, whose 23 players had played a total of 89,884 minutes in the past season, some 17,000 more minutes than their Italian opponents. There was more than a hint of lethargy about Spain in the opening exchanges. La Roja lacked purpose and penetration having opted to play without an obvious centre forward as Fabregas was preferred to Fernando Torres in the starting XI. Silva threatened twice in the early moments, but it was Italy who looked the more composed. Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas was forced to dive low to his right to turn away an Andrea Pirlo free-kick after 13 minutes as Cesare Prandelli's side, led by the tremendous Daniele De Rossi, tackled, battled and denied their more celebrated opponents space. The Azzuri were equally effective with the ball ensuring Casillas was much the busier goalkeeper as half-time approached. Antonio Cassano dragged a shot beyond the far post when well-placed but it was two nervy moments from Spain goalkeeper that gave his side most cause for concern. First, he lost control of a back-pass only to be fouled by Cassano, before he spilled a fierce low shot from Claudio Marchisio as the ball ran to safety. Did you know? Fabregas's goal ended Spain's run of 364 minutes without scoring against Italy in European Championship finals. Marchisio tested Casillas again moments later, thumping a thunderous left-foot volley straight at the goalkeeper. Spain were only threatening sporadically. Xavi and Andrés Iniesta were constantly probing and just before the interval linked up only for the latter to shoot over having collected his team-mate's looping pass. It was Italy who finished the half the stronger, however. A piece of trickery wide on the left touchline by Mario Balotelli set in motion another fluid attack. It ended with Casillas sprawling low to his right to turn away Thiago Motta's close-range header after a pin-point cross by Cassano.
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