EURO 2024/ Dramatic draw against Croatia, Italy reaches qualification with a goal in extra time

2024-06-24 23:22:42 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

EURO 2024/ Dramatic draw against Croatia, Italy reaches qualification with a
Croatia and Italy have been drawn 1-1 on aggregate, in the last valid meeting for Group B of the European Championship 2024.

A match full of emotions, where Modric in the space of 2 minutes turned from a zero to a hero. At first, he missed the penalty and then managed to score, giving the advantage to the Croatians.

The Italians tried until the end and did not give up. The referee gave 8 extra minutes, giving the "Axurri" one more chance to equalize, and that's exactly what happened.

In the 90th+8th minute, Luciano Spalletti's golden replacement, Zakanji, managed to score and qualify Italy for further.

With this result, Italy goes to the quota of 4 points, ranking in second place, while Croatia is practically eliminated with only 2 accumulated points and a goal difference of -3.