Spain vs Italy: Key numbers you should know ahead of Euro 2024 clash

La Roja go into this game with a 3-0 win over Croatia.

It was unimaginable for Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente when his team left for their Euro 2024 opening at Berlin’s Olympiastadion to know that they would lead Croatia by three goals at the half.

Alvaro Morata reached double digits in his 15 big tournament appearances, while Carvajal became the oldest Spanish scorer at the Euros. Fabian Ruiz also scored a goal before the break to ensure a fantastic start to the campaign.

In addition to Unai Simon stopping a penalty kick, the fielding of the youngest player in the competition, 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, who set up La Roja‘s third goal, their cool-headed play suggests they might be contenders for the trophy come July.

The revamped Azzurri have won eight of their last 12 games and only lost one since losing to La Roja in the Nations League last June. Luciano Spalletti has instilled new life into a team that had begun to wilt under Roberto Mancini.

But Italy got off to the worst possible start to their championship defence before rallying fast from an early deficit to defeat Albania in Group B on Saturday and earn all the points imaginable.

Nedim Bajrami of Sassuolo broke the record for the fastest goal in the history of the European Championship after scoring in just 23 seconds but Spalletti’s side managed to stage a comeback win. Alessandro Bastoni tied the score ten minutes later and then Nicolo Barella of Inter Milan gave them the lead.

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Key numbers you should know ahead of Spain vs Italy Euro 2024 clash

• This will be Spain and Italy’s 11th meeting at a major tournament, an all-time high between two European countries that spans the Euros (8) and World Cup (3).
• They are meeting at the European Championship for the sixth time in a row, dating back to 2008, which is also a record.
• In their ten games versus Spain in the World Cup and the Euro, Italy (W4 D5) have only lost once and that was in the Euro 2012 final.
• Though Spain have won their last two Nations League games against Italy, they have never triumphed over the Azzurri in three straight meetings. Spain nevertheless got the better of their prior clashes with Italy.
• In addition, La Roja have advanced to the final in each of the three previous European Championship matchups with the current competition champions.

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