Croatia vs Italy, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipItaly 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 Timeline
- 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
 ITA |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,322
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 3 | Marin Pongracic  |
| 6 | Josip Sutalo |
| 4 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
| 25 | Luka Sucic |
Italy (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 5 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 13 | Matteo Darmian |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
| 11 | Giacomo Raspadori |
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