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Zaccagni's goal
Key moments
Modric's goal
It's over!!
Cardiac final at the Leipzig building, despite the fact that Croatia won by the minimum, Italy tied in the last minute.
Goal, goal, goal from Italy!
Zaccagni received the round and just as he was going he hit it to tie the scores and be in second position with one minute left.
Not like that!
Perisic looked to control the ball and re-center, but ended up kicking the ball out of bounds.
Back and forth
Both teams try to reach the opponent's goal, but the players fight hard to avoid danger.
What a game!
The 90 minutes of regulation time are up, but the referee adds 8 more.
Croatia changes
Juranovic replaces Kramaric.
What a failure!
Scamacca's great cross into the box, but none of the strikers manage to hit the ball.
All out!
Great save by Calafiori, preventing Croatia from shooting at goal.
Changes in Italy
Darmian and Jorginho are replaced by Zaccagni and Fagioli.
Croatia change
Luka Modric comes off and Majer takes his place.
No way!
A great cross by Brozovic, but Bastoni's intervention, who saves the ball with a header, saves Donnarumma's goal.
There is defense!
Great ball for Frattesi, but the defense intervenes to clear the ball.
Italy substitution
Raspadori replaces Scamacca.
That's it!
Great defensive rebound by the Croatians after Raspadori's cross.
Croatia changes
Perisic and Ivanusec are replaced by Susic and Kovacic.
No way!
Italy has tired to miss, a series of shots in the Croatian box, but the ball doesn't want to go in.
They're on top!
Darmian crosses in looking to do some damage, but the defense clears the ball with an accurate header.
Close!
Bastoni sent a header into the goal in search of the equalizer, but the ball went over the crossbar.
Very tight
Many fouls in midfield, between Italy wanting to advance and Italy trying to avoid passing to their side of the field, both teams avoid it at all costs.
Change from Italy
Chiesa replaces Dimarco.
Goal, goal, goal for Croatia!
After Donnarumma's deflection of the ball following a shot down the middle, Modric sends a tremendous header into the net and redeems himself with the fans by scoring the first.
There's a goalkeeper!
Donnarumma prevents Modric's shot from going in under the crossbar.
Penalty for Croatia!
After a handball by newcomer Frattessi, the referee awards a penalty.
VAR!
The referee will review the video referee after Frattessi's hand inside the area when Croatia was attacking.
They can't
Kovacic misses the shot sent to him and the ball ends up going over the sideline.
What a move!
Kramaric got his hands on the ball and looked for space to cross, but no one was able to get a shot on target.
The whistle blows!
The second half kicks off at the Redbull Arena, the teams will go all out in front.
Changes for both teams
Frattesi replaces Pellegrini for Italy.
For Croatia, Budimir replaces Pasalic.
Halftime!
After the first 45 minutes of play, Croatia and Italy played to a goalless draw and thus went to the dressing rooms at halftime.
No damage
Croatia arrived dangerously to the Italian area, but they could not keep the ball inside the field and Donnarumma had no problems with that arrival.
No linking passes!
Brozovic doesn't get his pass right to start generating up front and misses a good opportunity.
Incredible
Little has been achieved by Modric in this first half, despite the Croatian's attempts, he can't connect the ball in the high area.
Watch out for that fact!
Italy has six shots to Croatia's one, so the chess players will be looking to improve their shooting.
Goalkeeper!
Pellegrini's left-footed shot at Livakovic's goal, but the goalkeeper keeps the ball.
What a thing
A lot of fouls in midfield, the Croatian team is the only way they manage to stop Italy.
You can't see where
Both teams are looking for the first of the night, but neither team has been able to reach dangerously and end up losing the ball.
They are saved!
Great save by Donnarumma, preventing Modric's shot from entering his goal.
What a thing!
Great cross from Barella, Bastoni headed, but Livakovic's great throw ends up preventing the goal from falling.
Watch out
Croatia keeps possession of the ball, but fails to reach the opponent's area with danger.
Not like that!
Powerful shot by Raspadori that ends up in the stands.
It was a close call!
Retegui's header to the goal in search of danger, but the ball goes wide of the goal.
No damage
Both teams are looking for the first, but neither side is able to get off a dangerous shot.
They go forward
Little by little, both teams are looking to generate, and are beginning to generate danger to open the scoreboard.
Watch out for this!
Spain already wins it at minute 13', Ferran Torres scored for La Furia Roja.
What a thing!
Kramaric's shot on goal, but Donnarumma's intervention prevents the goal.
There is no danger
Although both teams have had some chances, they have not managed to reach the opponent's goal with real danger.
They start to arrive
Italy go all out in search of danger up front, but the Croatians keep everything out.
How to play
Great sweep by Stanisic, which prevents Dimarco from dangerously reaching the Croatian box.
What a shot!
Great reaction from Donnarumma, keeping Sucic's shot out of his net.
Play!
The match is still quite lively, the ball rolls from one area to the other without generating much danger.
The round is rolling!
The match between Croatia and Italy kicks off.
Italy: LineUp
G. Donnarumma; R. Calafiori, A. Bastoni, M. Darmian; F. Dimarco, Jorginho, N. Barella, G. Di Lorenzo; L. Pellegrini, G. Raspadori, M. Retegui.
Croatia: LineUp
D. Livakovic; J. Stanisic, J. Sutalo, M. Pongracic, J. Gvardiol; L. Modric, M. Brozovic, M. Kovacic; M. Pasalic, A. Kramaric, L. Sucic.
No way!
This could be the last game that Luka Modric officially plays, the Croatian has already announced his retirement and if he does not win this game, he would be saying goodbye to soccer.
Present
The Italian team has already arrived at the stadium and will be looking to make it three points and qualify for the next phase to continue their quest for another trophy.
They arrived
The Croatian national team is already at the stadium, a great game is coming from the team that will seek to surprise and sneak in.

It's not long now!
Less than half an hour to go until the start of this important match, a great game full of emotions is coming.
What a beauty!
Tough loss!
Vlasic will not be able to play in this Euro, the player has been injured since the end of his participation with his club, so he could not play a single minute.
What a fact!
This will be the fifth match that Croatia will play against the current champion of the tournament, in 1996 they beat Denmark, eight years later they drew against France by two goals, in 2012 they lost by the minimum against Spain and four years later they ended up beating La Roja two goals to one.
Keep an eye on this!
It's only a game from the third matchday of the group stage, out of the last 9 tournaments Italy have lost at a European Championship, this one was against Ireland in 2016.
History of encounters
Croatia and Italy have met twice officially and in important games, before this upcoming game, the first one was in the 2002 World Cup where Croatia won, however in Euro 2012 they tied at one goal.
We're back!
We are back for the minute-by-minute coverage of the match between Croatia and Italy, which will define everything along with the match between Spain and Albania, which will take place at the same time. In a short time we will share with you the most relevant information, as well as the confirmed line-ups.




