Sad day in Italy due to the defeat of its team against Spain. The European champion was inferior to a dazzling rival. The Spanish soccer team clearly dominated in a match in which La Roja was able to score more goals, something that was only prevented by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, the best on his team, the Italian media agree this Friday. “Italy dominated by Spain: we lack the talents and someone to leapfrog the man,” headlines “La Gazzetta dello sport”, who adds: “Don’t be fooled by the final 1-0. It is a very misleading result. With the exception of the final pressure attempt, Spain hid the ball from us for 80 minutes and were unlucky not to close a dominated game first.” The newspaper highlights “an individual and collective technical difference that is sometimes almost embarrassing” and adds: “We knew they were stronger than us, but not that much,” with a “crushed” Italy that “tried to resist thanks to Donnarumma, the best in the world.” field. Total shots 20 to 4, an abysmal difference in danger, freshness, hitting, quality, creativity.”
“Now let’s think about Croatia and qualifying, and then we will review our strategies. But the future will require a true cultural revolution,” adds the newspaper. “The European champions suffer from La Roja’s game and collapse after 55 ‘despite Donnarumma’s stops’, headlines “Corriere dello sport”, which highlights that now “for the round step everything has been postponed until the last day against Croatia.”
The newspaper emphasizes that “after the initial victory against Albania, Italy collapses under the suffocating play of Spain” and adds: “Big Spain, small Italy with only one giant”, in reference to the PSG goalkeeper. “Blues with shades of gray: we are again the worst in the kingdom”, he headlines “Republic”which claims that “Italy lost one of the worst games in its recent history and, ironically, only by an own goal” and adds: “Spain has jumped at our throats from the first to the last minute, giving us a ruthless football lesson.”
“Italy cannot withstand the blow of a great Spain and is unfortunately defeated 1-0 with an own goal by Calafiori. Spain is in the second round. “Italy will have to earn a pass against Croatia,” he writes. “Corriere della sera.” While for ““Il Messaggero”, “Spain has been superior, and most likely completely is.” “Italy comes out defeated and reduced in relation to the big ones, and Spain is one of them: Calafiori’s own goal decided, but the result does not explain well the technical, playing, and physical superiority of De la Fuente’s formation.” Italy is playing for its place in the round of 16 in a duel against Croatia that is a true final. Of course, a tie is worth it to pass.
In Portugal, the newspaper To Ball echoes the post-match statements of the Spanish national coach: “There is no one better than us,” said Luis de la Fuente. In France, L’Equipe He also surrenders to the good performance of the Spanish team. “The Spanish teacher (master),” he calls it. In England, The Sun He praises the qualities of Spain and confronts them with the bad image offered by England. “The matadors are back, although with a new cast,” she clarifies.
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