CRO vs ITA Highlights, Euro 2024: Zaccagni scores in stoppage time to hold Croatia to 1-1 draw

And that is it for the night as the referee blows the whistle for full-time. What an end to the match.

Italy scores!! Calafiori strides forward with the ball and lays it off to Zaccagni. He comes through the left side of the box and hits it first time to curl it past the keeper.

Croatia is doing everything to keep its lead. Brozovic wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and passes it back. Minutes away now.

Another relief for Croatia as Ante Budimir is brought down in the middle off the pitch by Barella.

Calafiori is shown the card for a bad foul. This is perfect for Croatia who is barely hanging on to its lead.

Eight minutes of added time to play. Brozovic is shown the yellow card for a harsh tackle.

Croatia: Kramaric is replaced by Josip Juranovic

Retegui plays a ball through into the right side of the box for Chiesa. He smashes a cross into the middle but the ball flashes across the goal.

Stanisic is shown the card for a bad foul on Scamacca.

Croatia: Modric is replaced by Lovro Majer

Italy: Darmian and Jorginho are replaced by Nicolo Fagioli and Mattia Zaccagni

Modric plays a ball through on the right wing for Brozovic. He whips in a cross which is nicked away from Budimir by Bastoni. Italy hangs on.

Pongracic is shown the card for a bad challenge.

Italy is desperate now. As it stands Croatia is going through as the runner-up from Group B.

Raspadori is subbed out for Scamacca

Kovacic and Sucic out for Perisic and Ivanusec in!

Italy are on the front foot now as it bombards Croatia’s box with a plethora of attacks. Chiesa’s inclusion has made a great impact on Italy’s attacking front..

Chiesa who has recently come on for Italy is making the runs on the right flank but Croatia is sitting deep.

Modric awarded a yellow card for a late tackle on Frattesi who was on a counter attack for Italy!

Italy: Dimarco is replaced by Federico Chiesa

Modric scores!! Seconds after being denied. The saved penalty is recollected by Croatia and a cross comes into the box for Ante Budimir whose initial shot is saved by Donnarumma.

Modric is there and flashes the ball into the top of the net from point-blank range.

Modric stands over the penalty. And Donnarumma makes the save!!

Kramaric gets the ball inside the box and tries to take a shot. The ball takes a deflection off Frattesi’s left hand which was away from the body. 

The referee checks and awards croatia the penalty.

Croatia gets a freekick on the left side of the box after Kramaric is fouled by Di Lorenzo. The freekick from Modric is cleared away by Calafiori.

Italy kicks off the match shooting from right to left. A substitution each for Croatia and Italy at the break

Italy: Pellegrini is replaced by Davide Frattesi

Croatia: Pasalic is replaced by Ante Budimir

Pasalic gets the ball on the left and tries to find Brozovic inside the box with a ball over the top. Brozovic stretches but cannot reach the ball before it goes out for a goal kick.

And that is the last action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

One minute of added time to play.

Closing moments of a slow first half. Italy is passing the ball around the back and looks like it is looking to go into half time all square. 

Sutalo is penalised in the middle of the pitch for a high boot against Raspadori.

Five minutes plus added time to go.

Italy is on the attack now. Raspadori finds Dimarco on the left, who lays the ball off to an incoming Calafiori. He links up with Pellegrini who drives into the box and takes a shot with his left.

Livakovic does well again to gather the ball safely

Another cross comes in now from Sucic. This time Darmian intercepts the pass and clears the ball away only as far as the Croatian players who resume their control of the ball.

Croatia keeps possession of the ball and is trying to find a way through the Italian defence. They are flooding the penalty box as Modric plays a low cross in from the right. 

Donnarumma reacts first to make the save before Pellegrini clears the ball away from danger.

Corner comes in from the left for Italy. Barella gets the ball at the edge of the box and he curls in a cross. Bastoni is wide open and heads towards the middle of the goal.

Incredible reflexes from Livakovic to push the ball away for a corner.

Luka Sucic is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on Pellegrini in the middle of the pitch. 

Calafiori whips in a cross from the left into the middle of the box. Retegui rises the highest but his header takes a slight deflection off Gvardiol to miss the target.

Di Lorenzo flicks the ball into the middle towards Retegui who seemed to be through on goal. Pongracic tracks back and pulls down Retegui before he can break away. The referee has a good look before awarding the foul.

Calafiori plays a ball over the top trying to find Raspadori. Sutalo holds him off and shows great composure to turn the ball away from the Italian an give Croatia the possession.

Kramaric receives the ball and tries to find his teammate inside the box. Mateo Darmian read the pass well and came in with a sliding block to clear the ball away.

Jorginho finds Dimarco on the left side of the pitch. He tries to play an early ball into Pellegrini who was making a run into the box. Pellegrini has to crouch to head the ball, but it ends up going well wide in the end.

The Italians finally have the ball at their feet. Raspadori gets the ball in the middle of the pitch and spots Di Lorenzo making a run down the right wing. Di Lorenzo tries to find somebody in the middle but the Croatian defence does its job and clears it away.

Kramaric makes a run into the box to meet a ball played over the top. Bastoni holds him off and sees the ball out for a goal kick. Italy gives away the ball to Croatia and Sucic gets the ball outside the box.

He cuts to his left and takes a shot. Donnarumma is forced to punch the ball away for a corner.

Croatia starts the game with a good spell of possession. Italy is happy to let its opponent hold the ball as they line up with a back five.

Croatia kicks off the match shooting from right to left.

The players are making their way into the stadium. Luka Modric leads Croatia while Gianluigi Donnarumma leads Italy.

12 Jun 2015: Croatia 1-1 Italy (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

16 Nov 2014: Italy 1-1 Croatia (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

14 Jun 2012: Italy 1-1 Croatia (UEFA European Championship qualifiers)

16 Aug 2006: Italy 0-2 Croatia (International friendly)

08 Jun 2002: Italy 1-2 Croatia (FIFA World Cup)

Played: 9

Croatia: 3

Italy: 1

Draws: 5

Donnarumma, Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori, Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Dimarco, Pellegrini, Retegui, Raspadori 

Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Sucic, Kramaric, Pasalic

Croatia predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Livaković, Stanišić, Šutalo, Erlić, Gvardiol, Modrić, Kovačić, Pašalić, Sučić, Kramarić, Budimir

Italy predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma, Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco, Cristante, Barella, Chiesa, Pellegrini, Zaccagni, Retegu

With wounds to dress and points to prove, Italy and Croatia face each other knowing their Euro 2024 survival is on the line in Monday’s decisive Group B match. 

Italy’s chastening 1-0 defeat by a dominant Spain on Thursday and Croatia’s 2-2 draw with Albania after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser left both teams anxiously glancing at the table heading into their last game.

CRO vs ITA, Euro 2024: Wounded Italy and Croatia face Group B showdown

Italy, second with three points after its opening win over Albania, will be through to the last 16 as runners-up if it avoids defeat

The Croatia vs Italy Euro 2024 Group B match will be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam.

The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

The Euro 2024 Croatia vs Italy Group B match will kick off on 12:30 AM IST on June 25, Tuesday at the Leipzig Stadium.