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Hello, good evening and welcome to Italy v Spain in the semi-final of the Nations League!

UEFA Nations League / Semi-final
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza / 06.10.2021
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 06/10/2021 at 21:47 GMT+1


50'
Yup, we see people treating his foot. I doubt he's in terrible trouble, but there's a final coming up on Sunday unless, football happens in the next 40 or so minutes.
49'
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Italy send on Yeremy for Torres, who might be injured. I say that not because he looked it but because he didn't look happy as he went off and if it was tactical, presumably it happens at half-time. More likely, he was seeing how it went.
49'
At a break in play, Gavi flicks the ball about on the outside of boot. Niiiiiice!
49'
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Apologies, my system crashed, but Italy have sent on Chiellini for Bernardeschi.
46'
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We go again.
20:51
Elsewhere....
20:39
I enjoyed that. Italy are in big, big trouble.
20:39
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Half-time: Italy 0-2 Spain
45+1'
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GOAL! Italy 0-2 Spain (Torres) This is another lush goal, Spain moving it nicely down the left yet again! Alonso wedges a ball over the top for Sarabia, who caresses first-time for Oyarzabal on the left of the box. He coaxes an artist's cross on the half-volley and onto the head of Torres, who panels back into the far corner! Surely Spain are going through and Italy's record is coming to an end!
45'
There'll be one added minute at the end of a first half that started slowly but is now on a rolling boil.
45'
Azpilicueta hauls down Emerson and is booked.
44'
Seeing it again, maybe I've changed my mind - it wasn't a huge deal. Either way, though, Bonucci got himself booked for dissent so here we are.
42'
I don't suppose there's much defence there. Bonucci does indeed go with a forearm, and though the contact isn't intense, it's enough, because if you go in arm-out like that, you'll hurt someone eventually. I couldn't swear it was deliberate, but it didn't look good.
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Hello! Bonucci challenges Busquets and when Verratti holds him by the shoulders, the ref intimates an elbow! Busquets stays down, of course, he does, AND BONUCCI GETS A SECOND YELLOW! HE IS OFF!
40'
Alternatively...
40'
Nice bit of possession for Spain, sending Italians skittering about the pitch in search of the ball.
39'
Sombre.
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36'
This is a really good game now.
35'
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Italy have woken up! They're back down the left, where Chiesa crosses superbly, low and fizzing, so Insigne allows the ball across his body to punch low into the far corner ... only to send his effort zipping wide! what an oversight!
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Italy have mainly attacked down the left, but a ball out right sees Bernadeschi collect nicely and run at Alonso, using Chiesa, who's in the middle as a decoy ... before sweeping a decent shot that Unai Simon turns against his near post!