Former coach Arrigo Sacchi gave a detailed analysis of Italy’s painful loss to Spain in their second Euro 2024 group outing, suggesting that ‘Serie A doesn’t help him’. The Azzurri showed a number of positives in their opening match at the European Championship, responding well to a 1-0 deficit to Albania by turning things around and edging out a 2-1 win, giving them an early boost in Group B. Spain shined in their opening match of Euro 2024, cruising past Croatia in a dominant fashion with a 3-0 victory, causing concern amongst the Azzurri fans.
This concern was ultimately realised in their meeting in Gelsenkirchen on Thursday evening. Spain put on a dominant showing in their clash with , looking dangerous throughout the match, and they eventually took the lead in the second half after Riccardo Calafiori was unlucky enough to guide the ball into the back of his own net, leaving the Azzurri to lose 1-0. Writing for , Sacchi explored Italy’s defeat to Spain, explaining why things went wrong for Spalletti’s side in Gelsenkirchen.
“The picture of the match was quickly seen, there was an organised collective against a group of players wandering around the pitch. The difference between Spain and Italy, from what we saw last night, is enormous. “De la Fuente’s national team practice a football of domination, have technical and tactical knowledge, know how to move and, above all, do so with the right timings.
“Italy, unfortunately, aren’t yet a team, it takes t.
