Ferran fires brace to end Italy’s record run and put Spain in final
Updated On: 08 October, 2021 07:56 AM IST | Milan | AFP
Italy, who beat Spain in the Euro 2020 semi-finals, had to play over half the match with one man fewer after Leonardo Bonucci was sent off in the 42nd minute for picking up a second yellow card for elbowing Sergio Busquets.
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Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring against Italy during the UEFA Nations League semi-final, in Milan on Wednesday. Pic/AP, PTI
Ferran Torres put Spain into the Nations League final on Wednesday with a brace in a 2-1 win that ended Italy’s world record unbeaten run at 37 matches in front of their own fans.
Torres struck twice in the first half to make sure that Luis Enrique’s Spain won the Final Four clash at the San Siro in Milan, where they will face either France or Belgium in Sunday’s final. Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled a goal back with seven minutes left but the European champions failed to complete what would have been a memorable comeback after a spirited second-half performance with 10 men.
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