The Italian press, very critical: “Spain has jumped on our necks”

The Spanish team clearly dominated Italy (1-0) in their match on the second day of the Euro Cup, in a match in which La Roja managed to score more goals, something that was only stopped by the goalkeeper. Gianluigi Donnarummathe best of his team, the Italian media agreed this Friday.

“Italy dominated by Spain: we lack the talents and someone to jump the man,” headlines “La Gazzetta dello sport”, which added: “Don’t be fooled by the final 1-0. It was a very misleading result. Except for the attempt pressure In the end, Spain kept the ball from us for 80′ and were unlucky not to close out a dominated game.”

The newspaper highlights “an individual and collective technical difference that is sometimes almost embarrassing” and adds: “we know they are stronger than us, but not by much”, with a “crushed” Italy that “tried to fight thanks in Donnarumma, the best in the field. Total shots 20 to 4, a huge difference in risk, freshness, hitting, quality, creativity.”

“Now, let’s think about Croatia and qualify ourselves, and then we will review our strategies. But the future will require a real cultural revolution,” the newspaper added.

“The European champions suffered from the play of La Roja and collapsed after 55′ despite Donnarumma’s stop,” headlines the “Corriere dello sport”, which now highlights “for the round step everything is postponed until the last day against Croatia”.

The newspaper emphasized that “after the first victory against Albania, Italy collapsed under the disgusting play of Spain” and added: “Big Spain, little Italy with a giant”, in reference to the PSG goalkeeper .

“Blues with shades of grey: we are once again the worst in the kingdom,” headlines “Repubblica”, which claims that “Italy lost one of the worst games in its recent history and, ironically, only by an own goal” and adds : “Spain “He jumped on our necks from the first to the last minute, giving us a harsh lesson in football.”

“Italy could not withstand the blow of a good Spain and unfortunately lost 1-0 with a Calafiori own goal. Spain is in the round of 16. Italy has to get a place against Croatia,” the wrote the “Corriere della sera”.

While for “Il Messaggero”, “Spain has been superior, and probably completely.”

“Italy comes out defeated and reduced in relation to the greats, and one of them is Spain: Calafiori’s own goal decided, but the result does not explain well the technical, playing, and physical superiority of the formation of From the Fountain.”