Croatia and Italy played out a 1-1 draw after Mattia Zaccagni scored a stoppage time equalizer for the defending champion.
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Take a look at the top talking points from the match:
ZACCAGNI SCORES STOPPAGE TIME EQUALISER
Mattia Zaccagni scored an equaliser in the eighth minute of added time to push Italy over Croatia in Group B and qualify for the Round of 16.
LUKA MODRIC BECOMES OLDEST GOALSCORER IN EUROS HISTORY
Luka Modric became the oldest player to score a goal in the European Championships when he found the net for Croatia against Italy in their Group B match on Monday.
In the 54th minute of the match, Modric had a penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma. Seconds later Modric was in the right place at the right time when a cross came into the box for Ante Budimir whose initial shot is saved by Donnarumma.
Modric found himself at the rebound and flashed the ball into the top of the net from point-blank range.
DONNARUMMA MAKES HISTORY
At 25 years and 120 days, Gianluigi Donnarumma is the youngest goalkeeper in the history of the European Championship to reach 10 appearances.
CHIESA STARTS ON THE BENCH
Italian winger Federico Chiesa was left out of Luciano Spalletti’s starting lineup for the match, after starting in the previous two matches of the group stage.
Chiesa was an integral part of Italy’s Euro 2020 title run and was the man of the match in his nation’s first game of Euro 2024 against Albania.
However, he has yet to register a goal or assist in the tournament so far. He has only taken four shots in two matches, with none of them being on target. He is also ranked 15th in his side for passing accuracy with 68 per cent
Apart from Chiesa, Gianluca Scamacca also missed out on the starting lineup, with Mateo Retegui and Giacomo Raspadori leading the attack.
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