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Until tonight, the Italians had a unique record: Azzurri had not lost 37 games in a row. The last time the Italians lost before this match was on September 10, 2018; in the UEFA League of Nations, they lost 0: 1 to Portugal.
The Italian team had improved the record of the Spanish (2007-2009) and the Brazilian (1993-1996): 35 failed international matches in a row.
At the start of the match in Milan, after a precise pass from Mikelio Oyarzabalio, Ferran Torres, 21, directed the ball with a single touch.
The affairs of Italy were complicated with the two yellow cards of Leonardo Bonucci collected during the break: from 43 minutes. The European champions played in the minority.
Not only that, just before the break, F. Torres doubled his lead with a weak but accurate shot – 2: 0.
Roberto Mancini’s students showed character: 83 min. Lorenzo Pellegrini’s goal awaited the Azenzuri fans. A quick block from Federico Chiesa saved the home team at the time.
Still, for the rest of the time, the Spanish, led by Louis Enriques, were not wrong and advanced to the Nations League Finals.
The result
Italy 1-2 Spain
17 ‘ [0:1] Ferran torres
45 ‘- Leonardo Bonucci, red card (second yellow)
45 + 2 ‘ [0:2] Ferran torres
83 ‘ [1:2] Lorenzo Pellegrini
First goal by F. Torres:
Second goal by F. Torreso:
The objective of L. Pellegrini:
⏰ RESULT ⏰
🇪🇸 Spain reaches the final after defeating European champions in Milan
🇮🇹 Italy suffers the first defeat in 38 games
🤔 Who impressed you at the Stadio San Siro?#NationsLeague
– UEFA Nations League (@ EURO2024) October 6, 2021
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In addition to Italians and Spaniards, France and Belgium also compete for the UEFA Nations League trophy. The national team will meet in the semifinals on Thursday. There will be a match for third place and a final on Sunday. All the duels will be played in Italy: Milan and Turin.
These four teams became the winners of their groups in the first round.
In Group 1 of the Elite A Division, the Italians suffered no failures: 3 wins and 3 draws. They scored 12 points and beat the Netherlands (11), Poland (7) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (2).
At that time, there was a fierce fight in Group 4. The Germans scored as many points as the winning Spaniards (9 each). The Swiss and Ukrainians ranked third and fourth (6 each).
Italians became European champions in the summer. Then they broke the Spanish resistance in the semifinals. The battle was very tenacious, even requiring a series of penalties.
Italy competed with Spain 34 times, including control matches, tonight.
12 victories were celebrated by the Spanish, 10 by the Italians and 12 matches ended in a draw.
Winners of the UEFA League of Nations will receive not only silver trophies weighing 7.5 kg, but also 10.5 million. prize in euros. 9 million for second place, 8 million for third place and 7 million for fourth place. euros.
The 2022-2023 Tutu League group draws will be drawn on December 16 in Switzerland.
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